Michael Vick's Co-Defendant Strikes Plea Deal

Published: July 28, 2007, 4:26 pm

Filed under: Falcons, NFL Gossip, NFL Rumors, Atlanta, NFL Police BlotterThings just got a hell of a lot worse for Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick. According to various reports coming out today, Tony Taylor, one of Vick's co-defendants, has agreed to a plea deal that will be heard by a U.S. District Court in Richmond on Monday morning.Since Taylor pleaded not guilty on Thursday, this deal could mean that he has decided to cooperate with law officials."This could be very bad news for Vick," said Steven D. Benjamin, a veteran criminal defense attorney from Richmond who has represented many clients before Hudson. "If he is pleading guilty, he is cooperating with the government."And that cooperation could ultimately doom Vick, while saving Taylor some additional years behind bars."Whoever is the first in line gets the best deal," said Michael Morchower, a former federal prosecutor and now a Richmond criminal defense attorney who has also represented defendants before

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