![]() ![]() His ultimate goal is a return to the NFL. Vick's construction job is part of his probation, and he was to find out more about the restrictions he faces in home confinement from the probation officers, though it was not clear if those guideline were laid out Thursday. He's scheduled to be released from federal custody on July 20, and then faces three more years of supervised probation. He will spend the next two months being monitored at home and working a $10-an-hour job as a labourer for a construction company. Wednesday, Vick travelled the 1,900 kilometres in about 28 hours to get to the home, which he will share with Frink and their two children - the youngest of whom, London, was born just before he went to prison. Vick spent 19 months in federal prison after his conviction for financing a dogfighting operation. The guards also walked around to the back yard, checking the in-ground pool area surrounded by a wrought-iron fence for intruders. Two men, presumably security guards who were part of the travelling party, stood in the driveway and three others took up posts near the front door as though to prevent anyone from approaching. When the caravan arrived, a man got out of the lead vehicle and moved aside orange cones blocking the driveway, then the Sedona drove into a garage on the side of the house and out of sight of the street. The statement capped a whirlwind 2 1/2 hours. The process to obtain that permission is underway, Woodward said, but he did not say how long it will take or entertain any questions before driving away. In a brief statement, Woodward said Vick is technically a furloughed federal inmate and not permitted to speak with the media without permission from the Bureau of Prisons. They did not answer reporters' questions. They walked with him onto his back deck to make sure it was working properly. The officers outfitted Vick with an electronic monitoring device he will wear for the two months he spends under home confinement. "He's happy to be reunited with his family," Garrett said 10 minutes after the cars arrived.Ībout 90 minutes later, two probation officers and Vick's Virginia-based lawyer, Larry Woodward, arrived. ![]() Vick was in the Sedona along with his fiancee, Kijafa Frink, said Chris Garrett, a member of Vick's support and legal team. ![]() The caravan was led by a black Kia Sedona with curtains shielding the back seat from view and sunshields on the front side windows. Suspended NFL star Michael Vick arrived at his Virginia home in a car with blackout curtains Thursday after being released from federal prison to begin home confinement and try to resume his pro football career.įour cars pulled up to Vick's five-bedroom brick home at the end of a cul-de-sac at about 8:25 a.m Thursday. ![]()
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