Originally published Friday, February 27, 2009 at 12:00 AM

NFL | Michael Vick to serve out sentence at home

Imprisoned NFL star Michael Vick will be allowed to serve the last two months of his sentence under home confinement because there is no...

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RICHMOND, Va. — Imprisoned NFL star Michael Vick will be allowed to serve the last two months of his sentence under home confinement because there is no room at a halfway house for him, a government official told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Vick is serving a 23-month sentence at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., after pleading guilty to bankrolling a dogfighting operation at a home he owned in eastern Virginia's Surry County. He also admitted to participating in the killing of several underperforming dogs.

Vick's lawyers have said they expected him to be moved any day into a halfway house in Newport News. But because of a lack of space, Vick will be released instead to his home in nearby Hampton at some point on or after May 21, said the official.

The Hampton house is one of four Vick still owns, according to bankruptcy court papers. He sold the Surry County property that served as headquarters for his BadNewz Kennels after his July 2007 indictment.

The five-bedroom, 3,538-square-foot brick home with an in-ground pool in Hampton is assessed at $748,100, according to city tax records. Vick also owns an interest in a $2 million home being built in Suffolk, bankruptcy court papers show.

Vick will be on electronic monitoring and will only be allowed to leave home for activities approved by his probation officer, the official said. He is eligible for release in July.

Notes

• Jeff Saturday, a three-time Pro Bowl center for the Colts, signed a three-year deal with Indianapolis.

• The Miami Dolphins signed former Oakland Raiders safety Gibril Wilson to a five-year deal worth $27.5 million. Yeremiah Bell, the team's starting strong safety, agreed to a four-year deal that will pay him as much as $20 million.

• City Council members in the city of Industry unanimously approved a proposal for a football stadium intended to lure a team back to the Los Angeles area.

• The Hawaii Tourism Authority board has rejected the NFL's proposal to return the Pro Bowl to the islands in 2011 and 2012.

• Former New York Giants receiver Mark Ingram pleaded not guilty in Central Islip, N.Y., to a bail-jumping charge.

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