Man connected to Vick dog-fighting ring gets 13 1/2 years in prison.

This just in from Associated Press:

A Cincinnati man connected to the Michael Vick dog-fighting ring has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison.

However, only six years were for the dogs. Marijuana charges earned him the rest of the sentence. Makes you wonder what would have happened to the animal cruelty charges if drugs weren’t involved.

DOGFIGHTER TIED TO MICHAEL VICK GETS 13-PLUS YEARS.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — A man who authorities say sometimes refereed fights involving former NFL star Michael Vick’s dog-fighting operation has been sentenced to 13 1/2 years in prison.

Authorities say Terry Kendrick bred fighting dogs in the basement of his Cincinnati home and had connections to dog-fighting from New York to Florida to Texas.

Judge Robert Ruehlman said photographs and videos showed mauled dogs and blood-stained rings.
Ruehlman sentenced Kendrick to six years for dog-fighting and seven-and-a-half more years for marijuana trafficking. Kendrick apologized in court Monday.

Vick is a former Atlanta Falcons quarterback serving a 23-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to federal charges. He still faces state dogfighting charges in Virginia.

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