Former Tampa Bay Rays baseball player Elijah Dukes could be jailed for 90 days if he fails to pay $39,767 in legal fees for his estranged wife, her attorney said Friday. ...more

May 30, 2009

The attorney for Washington Nationals outfielder Elijah Dukes said the ex-Tampa Bay Rays player expects to meet next week's deadline to pay more than $40,000 in court-ordered child support and alimony to his estranged wife. ...more

January 16, 2009

TAMPA (AP) — The lawyer for Washington Nationals outfielder Elijah Dukes said the ballplayer expects to meet next week's deadline to pay more than $40,000 in court-ordered child support and alimony to his estranged wife. ...more

January 15, 2009

Pay $40,643.18 in child support and alimony or spend 90 days in a Hillsborough County jail. ...more

January 15, 2009

Pay $40,643.18 in child support and alimony or spend 90 days in a Hillsborough County jail. That's the situation facing former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes, according to a court order signed today by Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Mark R. Wolfe. ...more

January 14, 2009

Friday's boot camp verdict represented a defeat for Hillsborough County State Attorney Mark Ober's office in a case that has drawn national attention. ...more

October 13, 2007

TAMPA – The bitter divorce and custody battle between Elijah Dukes and his estranged wife will stop briefly as the embattled baseball player heads for the Dominican Republic on Wednesday to play winter ball. Dukes and his wife, NiShea, were in court today fighting over visitation of their children and his payment of alimony, child support and her attorney's fees. ...more

October 9, 2007

The lone holdout in a gang-related attempted murder case appears headed to trial after rejecting a plea deal for a prison sentence almost equal to his age. ...more

October 9, 2007

A judge on Tuesday said he will read a drug-evaluation report about inactive Devil Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes and he also wants a family counselor to read it. ...more

September 26, 2007

TAMPA - A judge ordered a drug evaluation report on Elijah Dukes sealed and he wants to read it first. Circuit Judge J. Kevin Carey also ordered a family counselor meeting with Dukes and his estranged wife NiShea to read the report. ...more

September 25, 2007