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NFL: Another subpoena out in hit-and-run case

Associated Press The Spokesman-Review

Buffalo Bills chief operating officer Russ Brandon was served with a subpoena to appear before a grand jury looking into a hit-and-run accident involving an SUV registered to running back Marshawn Lynch.

A law enforcement official familiar with the case told the Associated Press on Friday that Brandon was served the subpoena late Thursday night. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person is not authorized to release that information.

Brandon is the latest member of the team to be subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury that will meet Friday to consider the May 31 accident when Lynch’s 2008 Porsche Cayenne sped off after hitting and injuring a female pedestrian.

Henry out indefinitely

Former Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL.

The Bengals released Henry on April 3 after he was arrested for the fifth time. Henry is scheduled for trial June 24 in Hamilton County (Ohio) Common Pleas Court on charges of assault and criminal damaging.

Henry had received permission from the judge to try out with other NFL teams, but the suspension puts an end to that.

Around the league

Former Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick has been charged with driving under the influence and eluding police in Norfolk, Va. … A coroner says former Bills lineman Mitch Frerotte died Wednesday of a thickening of the heart muscle, a condition that can cause sudden death. He was 43. … Tennessee Titans receiver Brandon Jones faces a misdemeanor charge for unlawful possession of a handgun after trying to carry the weapon through a security checkpoint in his bag at the Nashville (Tenn.) International Airport.