www2.tbo.com - 4/25/2008
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A judge ended former Devil Ray/current Washington National Elijah Dukes' probation early because he did community service at a Tampa zoo.
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We've Got Heart —
... assignment. O’Connor went 2-0 with a 1.96 ERA so far in Columbus and will come out of the bullpen.
Tonight, Wil Nieves gets the start again (interesting, no?) and Johnson and Milledge get the night off. Boone and Harris will start instead. Shawn Hill (0-0, 7.20) makes his second start of the season against Oliver Perez (2-2, 2.49). Former Nats catcher Brian Schneider also has the day off.
And if you missed it, Tampa Bay Online has an update on Elijah Dukes.
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Judge Ends Elijah Dukes’ Probation Early, Cites Community Service At Zoo, Quotes Spiderman
Bugs & Cranks —
... [Compiled from reports from The Tampa Tribune (from the url, it appears The Trib story originally misidentified Dukes as a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer) and ...
Elijah Dukes does community service, becomes zoo tycoon
Big League Stew —
... did from April 17 to 20, putting in 25 service hours at the Lowry Park Zoo. He is now off the legal hook for a drug charge he took in Jan. 2007. ...
Elijah Dukes Is Off Probation, Dawg
FanHouse —
... Dukes appeared before a judge in Tampa yesterday to show that he'd met the conditions of his probation for a 2007 possession of marijuana charge. He was placed on probation for a year but could cut that in half by doing community service, something Dukes completed April 17-20 at the Lowry Park Zoo. ...
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