No Decision on Whether to Charge Vick

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 10:31 am

By: News On 6

MIAMI (AP) _ Police haven't decided whether to file criminal charges against Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick over a suspicious bottle he tried to bring through airport security.

Investigators were awaiting results of a crime lab analysis of the bottle, which appeared to contain only water but also had a hidden compartment that contained a ``small amount of dark particulate'' and an odor consistent with marijuana, according to a police report.

Miami-Dade County police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said Monday ``there's no official word'' on the analysis or the filing of any charges. A spokesman for State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said investigators had not made a recommendation on whether to prosecute.

``It has not reached us,'' spokesman Ed Griffith said.

Citing unidentified NFL sources, ESPN reported last weekend that Vick was not carrying marijuana or any other illegal substance when he was stopped Wednesday by security at Miami International Airport.

The 26-year-old player surrendered the water bottle but was not arrested. A Falcons spokesman did not immediately return a phone call Monday.

Possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana is a misdemeanor under Florida law, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. First offenders rarely do jail time.