Former Tampa Bay Rays player Elijah Dukes has been arrested again - this time on contempt of court charges for allegedly failing to pay child support to two women.
In a third case involving Dukes, a judge held him in contempt for failing to appear in court; a judge also compelled him to provide money and financial records, which he failed to do, said Carlos Ramirez, the attorney for NiShea Dukes.
The third case is related to a January 2009 case in which Dukes was ordered to pay more than $40,000 in child support and alimony to NiShea Dukes or spend 90 days in jail.
Dukes, 26, of Tampa, was arrested Monday afternoon and is being held in the Hillsborough County jail, records show. Bail has not been set.
Dukes hit .242 with 31 homers and 123 RBI in three seasons with Tampa Bay and the Washington Nationals. The Hillsborough High School product was cut by the Nationals just before the end of spring training this year.
As an outfielder with the Rays organization, Dukes was suspended for confrontations with umpires, coaches and teammates.
His problems off the baseball diamond include a December 2003 arrest on a charge of obstructing or opposing an officer without violence. He entered an intervention program.
In January 2005, he was arrested on a battery charge. He was sentenced to one year of probation and adjudication was withheld.
Two years later, he was charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession, again receiving one year of probation. Adjudication was withheld.
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