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Duane "Dog" Chapman (left) and wife Beth during their visit aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

Duane Lee "Dog" Chapman ( born: February 2, 1953) is an American bounty hunter and bail bondsman who lives in Honolulu, Hawaii. He stars in Dog the Bounty Hunter, a weekly reality television program which is broadcast on the A&E Network and Bravo and Virgin 1 in the UK. He is described by his wife as "the world's greatest bounty hunter."

Chapman was sentenced to five years in a Texas prison in 1977 after a conviction on charges of the first degree murder of Jeremy Oliver . He was released on probation after serving less than two years of hard labor. He maintains his innocence in the murder.


Bounty Hunting Career

After serving 18 months in prison, Chapman was released and became a bail bondsman and bounty hunter. This began when Chapman was in court disputing child support. When he told the judge he did not have the money to pay, the judge offered him a deal to bring in fugitive in exchange for the judge to pay part of Chapman's child support. He started his first bondsman business in his hometown of Denver, Colorado before moving to Hawaii with his wife, Beth, and their children. Chapman operates his business as a family style enterprise and includes long-time partner, Tim Chapman; sons Leland and Duane Lee; his daughter, Lyssa; and his wife, Beth. A nephew of Chapman's, Justin, a former bounty hunter himself, was kicked out of the Chapman house and fired from the business for personal and business reasons. Chapman's business and family life are now the subject of his own TV show, titled Dog the Bounty Hunter, on the network A&E.

Andrew Luster

Main article: Andrew Luster

On June 18, 2003, Chapman made news with his hunt and capture of Max Factor cosmetics heir Andrew Luster, who at the time was in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Luster had fled the United States in the middle of his trial for drugging and raping a number of women, and was convicted in absentia on 86 counts including multiple rape charges connected to assaults in 1996, 1997 and 2000. Chapman was assisted by his "hunt team", consisting of his son Leland and Tim Chapman (brother).

2006 Arrest and Extradition Proceedings

September 14, 2006

Just days prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations, Chapman, along with his son Leland Chapman and associate Tim Chapman, were arrested by United States Marshals and jailed in Honolulu on behalf of the Mexican government. All three were charged with felony restraint involving the 2003 apprehension of Andrew Luster. After spending one night in the federal detention center, Chapman told reporters: "The federal marshals treated us with great respect. But let me tell you, you never want to go to a federal prison, because it's terrible."

September 15, 2006

Chapman appeared in a packed Honolulu courtroom with his ankles shackled. Although the judge agreed that the men were not a flight risk, he ordered that they each wear an electronic monitoring device around their ankle.  The three men were released on bail ($300,000 for Duane Chapman, $100,000 each for Leland Chapman and Tim Chapman). They were also ordered to wear an electronic ankle bracelet for house arrest.

Beth Chapman was detained and had a hearing after she was caught wearing an A&E body microphone when entering the courthouse for their bond hearing; electronic recording devices are prohibited by law from being carried into federal courthouses. She was released after explaining that she "didn't know they had the mic and transmitter"; the judge (after speaking to the A&E crew) was satisfied that no recording was done.

September 2006

Chapman was fighting extradition. His lead attorney Brook Hart reportedly planned to argue that although the charge Chapman faces is a felony in Mexico, it may be only a misdemeanor under American law. An extradition hearing was set for November 16, 2006, where both sides were to present evidence and witnesses. Chapman has speculated that his arrest was due in part to a possible prisoner exchange agreement between the Mexican and American authorities. According to Chapman, the federal agents 'sold him out', by trading him in for a convicted Mexican drug lord.

September 2006

Duane, Leland, and Tim had their ankle bracelets removed so they could work.

October 11, 2006

News reports surfaced of an open letter dated September 26, 2006, sent on Chapman's behalf by 29 Republican Congressmen to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The letter stated the authors' opposition to Chapman's extradition and requested that Rice deny Mexico's request for same.

October 20, 2006

Lawyers for Chapman said that the Mexican federal court had granted them an order that halted the criminal case against the bounty hunter until further evidence and witness testimony were gathered.

December 22, 2006

A court hearing was held. The original hearing was postponed because a report from a lower court was not yet received. The court heard both sides of the story, and then decided to recess.

January 16, 2007

Court proceedings then took place on this day, The court had up to Tuesday, February 6, 2007 but the deadline was extended.

February 16, 2007

A Mexican Federal court cleared the way for Duane Chapman to be extradited, ruling there was no reason not to try him with the charge of deprivation of liberty in Mexico.

February 23, 2007

Hawaii State Representatives Gene Ward, Karen Awana, Rida Cabanilla, Lynn Finnegan, Barbara Marumoto, Colleen Meyer, Kymberly Pine, Joe Bertram, Ken Ito, Marylin Lee, and John Mizuno introduced HCR50, "Requesting the President of Mexico and the Second District Court of Guadalajara to drop extradition charges against TV Bounty Hunter, Duane 'Dog' Chapman".

Chapman, along with his lawyer, William C. Bollard, has appeared on numerous media shows. Some of these include:

March 7, 2007

Legislators in the International Affairs Committee of the Hawaii State House passed a resolution that asks the Mexican government to drop the extradition proceedings against Duane, Leland and Tim Chapman.

August 1, 2007

Honolulu news outlet KHNL reported that the arrest warrant issued for Chapman and his associates may now be invalidated, as a Mexican court has found that the statute of limitations regarding the arrest has expired. The 15-page legal order was released in Spanish and is currently in the process of being translated and verified for legal acuity. The case against the bounty hunters may still be open to legal recourse by Mexican prosecutors.

August 2, 2007

The First Criminal Court in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico dismissed all criminal charges pending against Dog, Tim and Leland Chapman on the grounds that the statute of limitations had expired. The order effectively cancelled all pending charges. The ruling, however, was appealed by the prosecution in order to overturn the lower court's decision. A&E was told that in Mexico, rulings against the prosecution are generally appealed as a matter of principle.

Perceptions of Chapman

Some of his colleagues do not approve of Chapman's methods or style. Penny Harding, the executive director of the California Bail Agents Association, said "He represents all of the things that bail agents are trying to get away from - the cowboy image, the renegade, bring 'em home dead or alive." Others in the industry criticized his 2003 crossing of the Mexican border to detain fugitive Andrew Luster, saying that crossing into foreign countries is not something they condone.

Audiotape of Chapman using racial slur

In 2007, when referring to his son's girlfriend, Chapman used strong language, including the word "nigger," while telling his son to break up with his girlfriend, who is African American. Chapman and his son are both white. This audiotape has been obtained by the National Enquirer.

This has lead civil rights leaders to call for Chapman's popular Dog the Bounty Hunter show on A&E to be canceled. A&E has since halted production for the series.

Duane Chapman's previous relationships

Debbie White Debbie White, was not married to Duane, gave birth to their son Christopher Michael Hecht in 1969 .

La Fonda Sue Honeycutt Chapman married La Fonda Sue Honeycutt April 1, 1972 in Texas; they divorced in 1977 while he was in prison. They had two children, Duane Lee Chapman and Leland Chapman.

Anne M. Tegnell

Chapman married Anne M. Tegnell on August 22, 1979 in Colorado. The marriage also ended in divorce. They had three children. Zebediah Duane Chapman, Wesley Chapman, and J.R. Chapman

Lyssa Rae Brittian

Chapman married Lyssa Rae Brittain on June 22, 1982. They were divorced on November 20, 1991. They had three children, Barbara-Katie Chapman, Tucker Dee Chapman, and Lyssa Chapman

Tawny Marie

Chapman married Tawny Marie. They "officially separated in 1994,..."

Beth Smith

Chapman married his fifth wife Beth Smith on May 20th, 2006 at the Hilton Waikoloa Village in Hawaii. They have two children together Bonnie Jo Chapman and Garry Chapman. Smith has two children from previous relationships, Dominic and Cecily Barmore

Duane Chapman's Biological Children

Christopher Michael Hecht

His eldest son, Christopher Michael Hecht, was born in 1969.

Duane Lee Chapman

Duane Lee was born January 21, 1973 and was a financial and retirement counselor before going back to his first job, bounty hunting. He lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, until moving to O‘ahu, Hawaii to work with his father and brother. His wife and four children: Jodi, Jasmine, Jennifer and Dylan, still live in Colorado, but will be following Duane Lee to Hawaii soon.

Leland Chapman

Leland was born December 14, 1976 in Groom, Texas. He also works with his father and trains in mixed martial arts. He has two sons: Dakota, born March 24, 1995, and Cobie, born December 7, 2000. He is divorced from their mother, Maui.

Zebediah Duane Chapman

Zebediah Duane Chapman, born prematurely on January 1, 1980 in University, Colorado and died just a month later on January 31, 1980 at his home.

Wesley Chapman

His next son, Wesley Chapman, was born November 14, 1980 and has one daughter born in 2005 with his ex-wife Gwen.

J.R. Chapman

Their 3rd son, J.R., was born March 2, 1982. Duane recalls in his book speaking to J.R. on the phone and JR saying, "I was born with a mental condition", and Duane replied, "So was I, son." Duane says he would like to meet J.R. someday. Their maternal grandmother raised both Wesley and J.R.

Barbara Katie Chapman

They had three children, First born, Barbara-Katie Chapman, born on June 8, 1982 in Denver Colorado.

The day before Duane's wedding to Beth Smith (see below), Barbara died at age 23 in Fairbanks, Alaska on May 19, 2006, during a high-speed car accident involving drugs. In an episode of Dog, The Bounty Hunter, Duane and his team mourn the death of Barbara. Barbara was survived by her son, Travis Drake-Lee Mimms, born 2002. Travis lives with Dog and his wife Beth.

Tucker Dee Chapman

Tucker Dee Chapman, born September 8, 1984, was serving a 20-year prison term on a drug charge in 2002 and was released spring 2006; he now lives in Hawaii.

"Baby" Lyssa Chapman

"Baby" Lyssa Chapman, born June 10, 1987, currently works as a bounty hunter with her dad, step-mom and half-brothers.

She has one daughter, Abbie Mae Chapman, born 2002.

Bonnie Jo and Garry Chapman

Beth and Dog, have two children together, Bonnie Jo Chapman and Garry Chapman.

Beth Smith's Children from previous relationships

Dominic

At age 17, Beth had a son, Dominic, and was taken from Beth by social services, and put up for adoption. They were reunited as Mother and Son as shown on their TV series in 2007.

Cecily Barmore

Beth was previously married to Keith A. Barmore and they had one daughter, Cecily Barmore.

References

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  21. ^ Stritof, Sheri and Bob (2007-02-20). "Duane "Dog" Chapman and Beth Smith Marriage Profile". About.com. Retrieved 2007-05-27. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. Chapman, Duane "Dog" (2007). You Can Run But You Can't Hide. Hyperion NY, NY. pp. 138, 159. ISBN 1-4013-0368-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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