A grand jury indicted a Richmond man yesterday on five felony charges involving dogfighting. Richard E. Robinson, 32, faces two counts of animal cruelty and one count each of dogfighting, promoting dogfighting and training dogs to fight, authorities said. Ten of 12 dogs seized in June from the home he shared with his mother on Wright Avenue in South Richmond had to be euthanized, authorities said.

Michael Vick runs onto the field before the Eagles’ preseason game against the Jaguars in Philadelphia. Vick is allowed to keep a house in Virginia, a luxury sport utility vehicle and other possessions. PHILADELPHIA—Michael Vick zipped a few passes, ran around a bit and even lined up at wide receiver. In his first action in nearly 32 months, Vick has a new role: do-it-all quarterback.

Animal rights groups and the Philadelphia Eagles are looking at ways they can join forces to combat dogfighting.

Ten of the 12 dogs seized in June from a South Richmond home in a dogfighting case had to be put down. Several of the dogs were overly aggressive, Richmond authorities said yesterday, and one dog had such a bad infection on its face that its skin fell off from scratching. New homes were found for the two survivors. In addition to the dogs, authorities found exercise equipment, medical supplies and other evidence of dogfighting at the home of Richard E. Robinson, also known as “Lil Richard,“ and his mother, Ardeller Morris, according to testimony yesterday in Manchester General District Court.

The National Football League has welcomed the return of Michael Vick, whom it will subject to a mild form of probation. The quarterback, who served time for dogfighting, will be able to sign with a team and participate in practices and other functions but will not be permitted to play a regular-season game until Oct. 6. Unless Vick does something incredibly stupid (a prospect not to be ruled out), he will be playing by mid-season—if a team risks fan displeasure by offering him a contract. Now that Vick has paid the penalty imposed by the courts, should he be allowed to resume his pre-conviction life?

Dogfighting investigations in the Richmond area are expanding into suspected drug dealing, a near-fatal shooting, and ties to dogfighting operations across the state. Search warrants filed in Henrico County and Richmond show that a Henrico felon convicted of murder 19 years ago has emerged as a focus of ongoing drug investigations and say he “is involved in organized dogfighting throughout the commonwealth of Virginia.“

Suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick arrived at his Virginia home in a car with blackout curtains yesterday after being released from federal prison to begin home confinement. Four cars pulled up to Vick’s five-bedroom brick home at the end of a cul-de-sac at about 8:25 a.m. The caravan was led by a black Kia Sedona with curtains shielding the back seat from view and sunshields on the front side windows. Vick was in the Sedona, along with his fiancée, Kijafa Frink, said Chris Garrett, a member of Vick’s support and legal team.

Like many dogs introduced to new environments, Gracie was a bit hesitant when she arrived at Sharon Cornett’s home in Chesterfield County.

A Richmond sheriff’s deputy arrested in Henrico County on charges of animal cruelty and dogfighting has been placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of an investigation and the criminal charges. Henrico police arrested David W. Robinson after responding to a call Thursday about fighting dogs in the 6400 block of Miller Road in the county’s eastern end.

Former NFL star Michael Vick has been transferred to the Federal Correctional Institution in Petersburg, according to online prison records. The facility houses medium-security male offenders. Last week, Vick was in Newport News for a two-day bankruptcy hearing. On Friday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank J. Santoro rejected his plan, which hinged on Vick returning to a successful career in the NFL. A status hearing for the case is set for April 28, but Santoro set no deadline for submission of a new plan.

Fallen NFL star Michael Vick told a bankruptcy judge yesterday that he became a changed man in prison and is determined to do all the right things upon his release, including repaying his creditors with the millions he hopes to resume earning in professional football. But after more than three hours of testimony in which Vick laid out what he called his “exit strategy,“ U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank J. Santoro rejected it. Santoro told Vick to draft a new Chapter 11 plan, one with more certainty.

An agent for suspended NFL star Michael Vick told a bankruptcy court yesterday that he hopes the former All-Pro quarterback could return to the league by September.

The U.S. Department of Labor filed complaints yesterday accusing suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick of illegally spending about $1.3 million in pension-plan funds for his own benefit, including paying restitution ordered in his dogfighting-conspiracy case.

After more than a year on the market and a $400,000 price reduction, Michael Vick’s eight-bedroom home in the Atlanta area will go on the auction block if a bankruptcy judge agrees to the move. The imprisoned former NFL star disclosed the auction plans late Monday in a new financial-disclosure statement filed in his bankruptcy case in Newport News. His lawyers are preparing a motion seeking U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank Santoro’s permission to sell the house in Duluth, Ga., to the highest bidder on or around Feb. 16.

Michael Vick has filed a revised bankruptcy plan that would require him to provide a court official detailed information on his efforts to resume his NFL career. The amended Chapter 11 reorganization plan was filed yesterday evening in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newport News. A committee representing Vick’s creditors has endorsed the plan.