Marion Jones Released From Prison

According to the Associated Press, former Olympic sprinter Marion Jones was released from prison today after serving a majority of her six month sentence for lying about her steroid use and a check fraud scam.

Jones left a San Antonio halfway house this morning and is probably on her to Austin where she has a home. According to LaTanya Robinson, a community corrections manager for the federal Bureau of Prisons, Jones will remain on probation.

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July 27: Former Seattle Mariners reliever Julio Mateo, now pitching in San Francisco's farm system, is arrested on suspicion of forgery after police discovered counterfeit $100 bills in his hotel room.

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July 28: David Cornacchia, seen here playing for ERC Ingolstadt in 2007, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year and a day of prison for exposing himself on an American Airlines flight.

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July 22: Patriots tackle Nick Kaczur pleaded guilty to speeding in New York, and has to stay out of trouble for six months for his drug possession charge to be dismissed. According to police reports, Kaczur had 202 OxyContin pills when he was pulled over on April 27.

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July 22: Garrett Reid, son of Eagles coach Andy Reid, was sentenced to two years in rehab after attempting to smuggle pills into prison. Reid was already serving time for a heroin-induced car crash that injured a motorist.

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July 18: Edgar "El Chamaco" Santana faces charges after being arrested for allegedly taking part in an international cocaine trafficking ring.

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July 18; Former Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman, who is already suspended by the NFL, was arrested for his alleged role in a water park fight that left a man with a broken jaw.

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July 17: Oklahoma Sooners starting guard Jenna Plumley was suspended from the team after allegedly trying to steal makeup from Wal-Mart.

Sue Ogrocki, AP

July 15: Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is arrested after he was allegedly involved in a multi-car collision while driving a pickup truck.

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July 10: Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones faces a felony drug charge in Arkansas after police say they found him in his car cutting up what is believed to be cocaine with a credit card.

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July 10: Ex-Florida hoops star Teddy Dupay is arrested and charged with raping and beating his ex-girlfriend at a resort in Utah.

Bill Feig, AP

In October, Jones admitted to using steroids between the dates of September 2000 and July 2001. Suspicions began when the founder of Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) was being investigated for selling steroids to athletes and naming Jones as one of his clients. Jones initially denied all the allegations, but finally admitted to using steroids and gave back the three gold medals and two bronze medals she won at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney while the International Olympic Committee officially wiped her name from the record books in December.