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That's a creative defense. He was just trying to "keep her from driving away while under medication"...... hilarious!
By GREG AUMAN, Times Staff Writer
Published May 11, 2004
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Bucs running back Michael Pittman was released from an Arizona jail early Monday morning, allowed to return to football and his family after serving two weeks of his sentence from a guilty plea on a felony charge of endangerment.
Pittman, who still faces three years of supervised probation, was sentenced to 30 days in jail with two days served April 23, but Arizona law allows a sentence to be cut in half for good behavior. He was released at 5:15 a.m. Monday, and his attorney said he was expected to return to Tampa with his wife, Melissa.
Pittman, who could not be reached for comment, was accused of using his Hummer in May 2003 to ram a Mercedes-Benz that had Melissa, their 2-year-old son and 18-year-old babysitter inside at the gate of the Arizona neighborhood where they lived.
Pittman's attorneys argued he was trying to keep her from driving away while under medication, and charges of aggravated assault and aggravated domestic violence were dropped when he accepted a plea agreement on a single count of endangerment.
By GREG AUMAN, Times Staff Writer
Published May 11, 2004
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Bucs running back Michael Pittman was released from an Arizona jail early Monday morning, allowed to return to football and his family after serving two weeks of his sentence from a guilty plea on a felony charge of endangerment.
Pittman, who still faces three years of supervised probation, was sentenced to 30 days in jail with two days served April 23, but Arizona law allows a sentence to be cut in half for good behavior. He was released at 5:15 a.m. Monday, and his attorney said he was expected to return to Tampa with his wife, Melissa.
Pittman, who could not be reached for comment, was accused of using his Hummer in May 2003 to ram a Mercedes-Benz that had Melissa, their 2-year-old son and 18-year-old babysitter inside at the gate of the Arizona neighborhood where they lived.
Pittman's attorneys argued he was trying to keep her from driving away while under medication, and charges of aggravated assault and aggravated domestic violence were dropped when he accepted a plea agreement on a single count of endangerment.
