Federal Search Warrant Executed on Vick House

[ABQCOWBOY]

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Search carried out at Vick Surry Co. home
03:55 PM EDT on Thursday, June 7, 2007
Reported by: Patrick Terpstra

A new search is underway at the Surry home of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, and it's apparently a surprise to local investigators.

A source close to the ongoing dogfighting investigation there says the US Department of Agriculture Office office of the Inspector General has a warrant to search the property.

The warrant is from the U.S. Magistrate's office in Richmond and was issued earlier Thursday.

Local authorities are not involved in the search, says the source.

Right now federal authorities are apparently the only ones on the scene.

The officials are reportedly searching for dog carcasses, dogfighting equipment and blood stains.


Well, if they ever figure out who stole everything a couple days earlier, maybe they can search that location to find the dogs. Unbelievable to me. I thought home cooking like this only happened in New Mexico.

 

[Yeagermeister]

A little too late

 

[Twyst]

well its about time they took over, poindexter is shady

 

[silverbear]

http://www.wvec.com/news/topstories/stories/wvec_local_060707_Vick.252bf371.html




Search carried out at Vick Surry Co. home

03:55 PM EDT on Thursday, June 7, 2007

Reported by: Patrick Terpstra
A new search is underway at the Surry home of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, and it's apparently a surprise to local investigators.

A source close to the ongoing dogfighting investigation there says the US Department of Agriculture Office office of the Inspector General has a warrant to search the property.

The warrant is from the U.S. Magistrate's office in Richmond and was issued earlier Thursday.

Local authorities are not involved in the search, says the source.

Right now federal authorities are apparently the only ones on the scene.

The officials are reportedly searching for dog carcasses, dogfighting equipment and blood stains.


Well, if they ever figure out who stole everything a couple days earlier, maybe they can search that location to find the dogs. Unbelievable to me. I thought home cooking like this only happened in New Mexico.

I'd say this adds fuel to the fire for those critics who have wondered aloud why Poindexter seems to be dragging his feet on the Vick investigation...

I'm thinking this might be a good time to put the Draconian Vigilante Squad on full alert...

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I'd say this adds fuel to the fire for those critics who have wondered aloud why Poindexter seems to be dragging his feet on the Vick investigation...

Yep... Twyst called Poindexter "shady". I'd say more like downright crooked.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Put that together with this and you gotta wonder how long it might be before Poindexter and his crew get investigated.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2887894&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines

Prosecutors reportedly have witnesses that link Vick to dogfights
Associated Press

SURRY, Va. -- Informants have come forward saying they can link Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick to dog fighting, the prosecutor in the case said Thursday, and he has turned their accounts and contact information over to investigators.

Surry County Commonwealth's Attorney Gerald G. Poindexter said he has heard from about a half-dozen people claiming to have information about Vick's involvement in dog fighting, but he does not know if their claims have proven to be reliable.

In a letter, an inmate in a South Carolina prison claimed that he attended dog fights where Vick also was in attendance and saw Vick bet large amounts of money. Another informant provided street names of dog fighters from elsewhere in Virginia.

A deputy sheriff in the county, W.R. Brinkman, is on the road investigating the claims, Poindexter said, noting that the investigation is the job of the sheriff.

Poindexter said a search warrant issued May 23 for the massive home Vick owns in the county still has not been executed because he wants to make certain that any search does not jeopardize the investigation. Several years ago, another dog fighting case in the county was thrown out of court because of an illegal search, he said.

The search warrant was issued after an informant told Brinkman there were as many as 30 dogs carcasses buried on the property, and Poindexter said he is confident that evidence already seized from the home would be enough to hand down indictments.

He said any attempt to remove the carcasses would also be incriminating.

When charges will be sought and who will face them remains to be seen, he said, noting that unless a special grand jury is called, the county grand jury is scheduled to meet next on July 24. The county has never had a special grand jury called.

The case began April 25 when police conducting a drug investigation raided the house Vick owns and found 66 dogs, 55 of them pit bulls. They also found items associated with dog fighting, including a "pry bar" used to pry apart a dog's jaws.

Dog fighting is a felony in Virginia.

Vick, a registered dog breeder, has blamed relatives for taking advantage of his generosity and insisted he's rarely at the house. He has since put the home on the market and sold it in a day, although the sale has not yet been completed.

A store-bought "For Sale by Owner" sign once put up in the front yard of the two-story, painted brick home is no longer in the yard.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press

 

[peplaw06]

A deputy sheriff in the county, W.R. Brinkman, is on the road investigating the claims, Poindexter said, noting that the investigation is the job of the sheriff.


Poindexter said a search warrant issued May 23 for the massive home Vick owns in the county still has not been executed because he wants to make certain that any search does not jeopardize the investigation. Several years ago, another dog fighting case in the county was thrown out of court because of an illegal search, he said.


The search warrant was issued after an informant told Brinkman there were as many as 30 dogs carcasses buried on the property, and Poindexter said he is confident that evidence already seized from the home would be enough to hand down indictments.

I haven't been paying much attention to what Poindexter is doing... hell I thought it was a made up name, making fun of the guy doing the searching.

But he sounds pretty incompetent. A search warrant was issued May 23, but he hasn't executed it because he "doesn't want to jeopardize the investigation??" Well NOT executing a valid search warrant is most definitely jeopardizing the investigation Poindexter. Now if there are validity issues, I can see holding off, but it shouldn't take two weeks to rectify those issues.

And he said that he has enough evidence to hand down indictments?? WOW. It takes next to nothing to get an indictment Poindexter. He shouldn't be seeking an indictment if he thinks there was wrongdoing, he should be seeking conviction. You need way more evidence for that. The kind of evidence that has probably been removed in his delay in executing the search warrant. Genius. He must have some bets riding on Vick, or season tickets.

 

[Vintage]

Poindexter always was the grassy knoll shooter.

FBI dropped the ball on that one.

 

[5Stars]

I haven't been paying much attention to what Poindexter is doing... hell I thought it was a made up name, making fun of the guy doing the searching.

But he sounds pretty incompetent. A search warrant was issued May 23, but he hasn't executed it because he "doesn't want to jeopardize the investigation??" Well NOT executing a valid search warrant is most definitely jeopardizing the investigation Poindexter. Now if there are validity issues, I can see holding off, but it shouldn't take two weeks to rectify those issues.

And he said that he has enough evidence to hand down indictments?? WOW. It takes next to nothing to get an indictment Poindexter. He shouldn't be seeking an indictment if he thinks there was wrongdoing, he should be seeking conviction. You need way more evidence for that. The kind of evidence that has probably been removed in his delay in executing the search warrant. Genius. He must have some bets riding on Vick, or season tickets.

There could be a job opening coming up for you! Actions like this are how you "clime the ladder" to success!

Pack your bags and move to Virginia...this is your chance for office!






(unless you're satisfied just chasing ambulances)

 

[peplaw06]

There could be a job opening coming up for you! Actions like this are how you "clime the ladder" to success!

Pack your bags and move to Virginia...this is your chance for office!






(unless you're satisfied just chasing ambulances)

Hey!!!

I do NOT chase ambulances. I just sit at the hospital. Saves time and gas.

Naw, my line is more like, "so you're married huh? I can fix that."

 

[silverbear]

Yep... Twyst called Poindexter "shady". I'd say more like downright crooked.

I swear I think Vick's been paying him and the sheriff off to look the other way...

 

[Twyst]

I swear I think Vick's been paying him and the sheriff off to look the other way...

lol or when the video surfaces we may see poindexter in the front row with a wad of cash in one hand and his other arm around vick as they cheer the fight.

 

[5Stars]

lol or when the video surfaces we may see poindexter in the front row with a wad of cash in one hand and his other arm around vick as they cheer the fight.

I wonder where Poindexter keeps his dog?

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I wonder where Poindexter keeps his dog?

Not at the Surry County Home of one Michael Vick any longer. That's for sure.

 

[silverbear]

lol or when the video surfaces we may see poindexter in the front row with a wad of cash in one hand and his other arm around vick as they cheer the fight.

If that's the case, I can guarantee that video no longer exists...

 

[burmafrd]

If they find dog bodies- with the recent burgalry the Defense can claim they were planted. And a Jury might just believe it. There was talk early on that the DA did not seem very enthusiastic about pushing this case-more and more it sounds like he was either bought off or has his own reasons for dragging his feet.

 

[Concord]

Local authorities are not involved in the search, says the source.

Right now federal authorities are apparently the only ones on the scene.

Good...they were dragging their feet anyway...as if they wanted no part of it...Pathetic...Let the Feds do it...POS will get charged eventually.

 

[trickblue]

If they find dog bodies- with the recent burgalry the Defense can claim they were planted. And a Jury might just believe it. There was talk early on that the DA did not seem very enthusiastic about pushing this case-more and more it sounds like he was either bought off or has his own reasons for dragging his feet.

Maybe he attends local dog fights...

 

[5Stars]

If they find dog bodies- with the recent burgalry the Defense can claim they were planted. And a Jury might just believe it. There was talk early on that the DA did not seem very enthusiastic about pushing this case-more and more it sounds like he was either bought off or has his own reasons for dragging his feet.

:laugh2:



This is ridiculous! There is now freaking way you can plant a decomposed dog, much less 30 of them!

 

[jackrussell]

I'd say this adds fuel to the fire for those critics who have wondered aloud why Poindexter seems to be dragging his feet on the Vick investigation...

I'm thinking this might be a good time to put the Draconian Vigilante Squad on full alert...

Ready and awaiting your orders sir.........