But let me tell you, you never want to go to a federal prison, because it's terrible." After spending one night in the federal detention center in Honolulu, Chapman told reporters "The federal marshals treated us with great respect.
Since they did not obtain permission to leave the country while out on bail in 2003, the Mexican Government declared the three Chapmans fugitives from justice and tried to get them extradited to Mexico for sentencing. Mexican authorities had charged all three with "deprivation of liberty," involving the 2003 arrest of Andrew Luster, because bounty hunting is illegal in Mexico. On September 14, 2006, days before 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.
Once out of jail on bail, they followed their attorney's advice and fled the jurisdiction, thereby becoming international bail-jumpers. Once the authorities confirmed Luster's identity, he was sent to California to face his 125-year sentence.Ĭhapman and his team, still in the Mexican jail, were initially denied bail, but after his wife Beth alerted the media and aroused public opinion in the United States, they were granted bail. Dog and Leland were arrested under suspicion of drug use. On their way to bring Luster to the San Diego jail, they were pulled over by Mexican police, and all four of them were jailed. The three bounty hunters captured Luster in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where they had been living under assumed names. Chapman was assisted by his hunt team, which consisted of his son, Leland, and an associate, Tim Chapman (the latter having no relation). Luster had been convicted in absentia on 86 counts, including multiple rape charges connected to assaults in 1996, 1997, and 2000.
On June 18, 2003, Chapman made international news by capturing Max Factor cosmetics heir, Andrew Luster, who had fled the United States in the middle of his trial on charges of drugging and raping a number of women. Īs a result of his felony conviction, Chapman is not permitted to own any firearms, and has been refused entry to the United Kingdom. In a 2007 interview for Fox News, Chapman claimed that while serving his sentence, he tackled an inmate about to be shot for attempting to escape, and a congratulatory remark by a corrections officer inspired him to become a bounty hunter later. During his incarceration, he did field work and acted as the warden's barber. While he was in prison, his first wife LaFonda divorced him and married his best friend. Ĭhapman served 18 months at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. He had been waiting in a getaway car while his friend shot and killed Jerry Oliver, 69, in a struggle during a deal to buy cannabis. In 1976, Chapman was convicted of first degree murder, and sentenced to five years in a Texas prison. He is of German and English descent on his father's side, and of English descent on his mother's side.Īt the age of 15, Chapman joined the Devils Diciples, an outlaw motorcycle club, and ran away from home. He has three siblings: Jolene Kaye Martinez ( née Chapman 1955–2016), Michael Chapman, and Paula Hammond ( née Chapman). His latest series, Dog's Most Wanted, aired on WGN America in late 2019.Ĭhapman was born February 2, 1953, in Denver, Colorado, the child of Wesley Duane Chapman (1930–2000), a welder (during Dog's childhood) later turned bail bondsman (after Dog started) with Aaron Bail Bonds, who served aboard the USS Irwin during the Korean War, and Barbara Darlene Chapman ( née Cowell 1934–1994), an Assemblies of God minister (more specifically, a Sunday school teacher).
After Dog the Bounty Hunter ended, Chapman appeared in Dog and Beth: On the Hunt (2013–2015), a similarly formatted TV show, alongside his wife and business partner, the late Beth Chapman, on CMT. Chapman served 18 months at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas.Ĭhapman came to international notice as a bounty hunter for his successful capture of Max Factor heir Andrew Luster in Mexico in 2003 and, the following year, was given his own series, Dog the Bounty Hunter (2004–2012), on A&E. Duane Lee Chapman (born February 2, 1953), also known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, is an American television personality, bounty hunter, and former bail bondsman.