Friday, September 29, 2006
Dog' Chapman released from ankle bracelet Associated Press HONOLULU
TV reality star Duane "Dog" Chapman, out on bail while international criminal charges are pending, had his electronic monitoring ankle bracelet removed Thursday for a trip to New York. A judge agreed to temporarily free Chapman, the star of "Dog The Bounty Hunter," of the ankle bracelet so he could attend previously scheduled appearances on the East Coast, said his attorney, Brook Hart. Chapman will return to Honolulu on Wednesday. "As a practical matter, traveling around with an ankle bracelet is not a very efficient practice," Hart said. Chapman was released on $300,000 bail Sept. 15, a day after he and two co-stars were arrested for illegal detention and conspiracy in the capture of a cosmetics company heir in Mexico. The trio had ensnared convicted rapist Andrew Luster, the Max Factor heir, on June 18, 2003, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. But they, too, were arrested by Mexican authorities. Chapman must attend extradition hearings to face trial in Mexico, where bounty hunting is considered a crime. "Mr. Chapman should have stayed in Mexico to resolve the matter" when he was arrested there in July 2003, Hart said. Chapman's capture of Luster, who had fled the country during his trial on charges he raped three women, catapulted the 53-year-old bounty hunter to fame and led to the reality series on A&E. Luster is now serving a 124-year prison term.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Dog Appearing at the Atlantic City
Dog's Day Gazette 9/28/2006 The Official Newsletter of Dog The Bounty Hunter Vol 2 Issue 12 at www.dogthebountyhunter.com Dog Appearing at the Atlantic City Chopper Expo 9/28/2006 Dog and his wife Beth will make a special guest appearance at the Chopper Expo in Atlantic City this weekend. Show Your Support for Dog and Beth Come and visit Dog and Beth at the Chopper Expo at the Atlantic City Convention Center in New Jersey this weekend. The pair will only be available on Saturday, September 30, 2006. Stop by and visit the "Dog The Bounty Hunter Booth" at the Expo, and while your there purchase one of the limited edition "Free The Dog" t-shirts. These shirts are only available at Chopper Expo, and only while supplies last. All proceeds from the sale of the shirts will go to the Defense fund for the entire posse. In addition, other "Dog" collectables will be on sale for the entire weekend event, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For more information, visit the Expo website at www.chopperxpo.com.
DC Protest Not Good :(
From: Dog the Bounty Hunter Fan Site
Date: Sep 28, 2006 2:11 PM
the protest in washington, started by a myspace member was not a success... only 25 people there! don't give up hope, if anyone wants to start another one, make sure that you get loads of promotions from tv companies, and from radio shows etc. but keep promoting www.petitiononline.com/jiles45/petition.html it needs loads of publicity!!!
Date: Sep 28, 2006 2:11 PM
the protest in washington, started by a myspace member was not a success... only 25 people there! don't give up hope, if anyone wants to start another one, make sure that you get loads of promotions from tv companies, and from radio shows etc. but keep promoting www.petitiononline.com/jiles45/petition.html it needs loads of publicity!!!
Celebrity with local ties faces jail in Mexico
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
BY ROYCE ARMSTRONG
LUCEDALE -- An A&E TV celebrity with ties to the Gulf Coast may be facing four years in a Mexican prison.
Timothy Charles Chapman, 41, was arrested on Sept. 14 at his home in Hawaii and charged with illegal detention, according to his mother, Dianne Carpenter, of Lucedale. Arrested with Chapman were Duane "Dog" Chapman and Leland Chapman, his co-stars in A&E's reality TV program "Dog the Bounty Hunter".
"I am concerned about my son spending time in a Mexican prison," Carpenter said during a phone interview Tuesday from Hawaii. "It is not like in this country. There is no such thing as protective custody or solitary confinement. There are no cells. Everyone is put into what is basically a big pen with high walls around it. Each prisoner makes his own place in whatever corner he can find. There are payoffs for safety and even then safety cannot be assured."
Duane "Dog" Chapman is the central figure of the program. Duane Chapman's son, Leland, co-stars along with Timothy Chapman. Although sharing the same name, Timothy Chapman is not related to Duane and Leland.
Timothy Chapman is a third generation bail bondsman and bounty hunter. His maternal grandparents were in the bonding business. Later, his mother began arranging bonds in Colorado. Tim learned from her and began arranging bonds when he was 13, she said.
"He made his first capture when he was 15," Carpenter said. "We were driving down the street and we noticed a fugitive who had skipped out on his bail. Before I could stop the car Tim had already jumped out with a pair of handcuffs, had him down on the sidewalk and had the cuffs on him.'"
Timothy Chapman has been in the bonding and bounty hunting business ever since. He currently owns and operates Island Bail Bonds in Hawaii. Duane "Dog" Chapman and his son operate Da Kine Bail Bonds.
The trio was catapulted to fame after their June 18, 2003, capture of Max Factor heir, Andrew Luster, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Luster was convicted on three counts of rape in absentia after skipping out on his $1 million bond. The Chapman's, who had worked together for more than two decades, captured him.
"They caught him when federal authorities couldn't find him," Carpenter. "They (the FBI) were embarrassed.
"It is all about money," Carpenter said. "They (Chapman and his partners) did everything right. They notified the authorities and paid a Mexican police officer to go with them when they made the capture. It was that same police officer that participated in the road block that stopped them on their way to the airport. He then claimed he didn't know anything about it."
The Mexican authorities then seized Luster and arrested the three bounty hunters. The Mexican police turned Luster over to U.S. authorities.
A search of Luster's room after the arrest turned up plans for payback against many of the participants in his trial. Luster is serving a 124-year prison term.
Carpenter wonders why, 38 months later, the Mexican government has decided to pursue this case when the charges will expire at the end of October.
The arrest order, issued Sept. 13, lists the charges as illegal detention of Andrew Luster and conspiracy.
Duane Chapman has said that he believes a deal has been reached between the U.S. and Mexican governments to trade him and his partners for Mexican drug dealers wanted by U.S. authorities.
"I cannot say if I believe that or not," Carpenter said. "I think this case is too visible. Fans are flooding Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's office with complaints about this case. I understand a demonstration to be held in Washington, D.C., is being planned."
The Associated Press reported Sept. 22 that Duane Chapman offered to apologize, pay a fine, forfeit the $1,300 bail he paid in Mexico and make a charitable contribution in order to avoid extradition.
Carpenter said her parents retired and moved to Biloxi. She moved to Mississippi after her husband passed away in 1998.
"I worked for a local bonding company," Carpenter said. "This business gets into your blood. I started A Sunshine Bail Bonds in Pascagoula in 2003. Tim's older brother, Russell, came to Mississippi to help me. He had been part of the team in Hawaii, but he decided to stay in Mississippi.
Carpenter is currently in Hawaii providing moral support for her son and helping him sort through this legal mess.
"This really makes me appreciate our own legal system," she said. "In the U.S. everyone is entitled to bond while you wait for trial unless you have committed a capital crime. The law here assumes innocence until proven guilty. That is not so in Mexico. There you are assumed to be guilty unless you can prove you are innocent. If they are extradited, they may not be able to get out on bond before the trial.
Reporter Royce Armstrong can be reached at rarmstrong@themississippipress.com or (601) 766-9624
BY ROYCE ARMSTRONG
LUCEDALE -- An A&E TV celebrity with ties to the Gulf Coast may be facing four years in a Mexican prison.
Timothy Charles Chapman, 41, was arrested on Sept. 14 at his home in Hawaii and charged with illegal detention, according to his mother, Dianne Carpenter, of Lucedale. Arrested with Chapman were Duane "Dog" Chapman and Leland Chapman, his co-stars in A&E's reality TV program "Dog the Bounty Hunter".
"I am concerned about my son spending time in a Mexican prison," Carpenter said during a phone interview Tuesday from Hawaii. "It is not like in this country. There is no such thing as protective custody or solitary confinement. There are no cells. Everyone is put into what is basically a big pen with high walls around it. Each prisoner makes his own place in whatever corner he can find. There are payoffs for safety and even then safety cannot be assured."
Duane "Dog" Chapman is the central figure of the program. Duane Chapman's son, Leland, co-stars along with Timothy Chapman. Although sharing the same name, Timothy Chapman is not related to Duane and Leland.
Timothy Chapman is a third generation bail bondsman and bounty hunter. His maternal grandparents were in the bonding business. Later, his mother began arranging bonds in Colorado. Tim learned from her and began arranging bonds when he was 13, she said.
"He made his first capture when he was 15," Carpenter said. "We were driving down the street and we noticed a fugitive who had skipped out on his bail. Before I could stop the car Tim had already jumped out with a pair of handcuffs, had him down on the sidewalk and had the cuffs on him.'"
Timothy Chapman has been in the bonding and bounty hunting business ever since. He currently owns and operates Island Bail Bonds in Hawaii. Duane "Dog" Chapman and his son operate Da Kine Bail Bonds.
The trio was catapulted to fame after their June 18, 2003, capture of Max Factor heir, Andrew Luster, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Luster was convicted on three counts of rape in absentia after skipping out on his $1 million bond. The Chapman's, who had worked together for more than two decades, captured him.
"They caught him when federal authorities couldn't find him," Carpenter. "They (the FBI) were embarrassed.
"It is all about money," Carpenter said. "They (Chapman and his partners) did everything right. They notified the authorities and paid a Mexican police officer to go with them when they made the capture. It was that same police officer that participated in the road block that stopped them on their way to the airport. He then claimed he didn't know anything about it."
The Mexican authorities then seized Luster and arrested the three bounty hunters. The Mexican police turned Luster over to U.S. authorities.
A search of Luster's room after the arrest turned up plans for payback against many of the participants in his trial. Luster is serving a 124-year prison term.
Carpenter wonders why, 38 months later, the Mexican government has decided to pursue this case when the charges will expire at the end of October.
The arrest order, issued Sept. 13, lists the charges as illegal detention of Andrew Luster and conspiracy.
Duane Chapman has said that he believes a deal has been reached between the U.S. and Mexican governments to trade him and his partners for Mexican drug dealers wanted by U.S. authorities.
"I cannot say if I believe that or not," Carpenter said. "I think this case is too visible. Fans are flooding Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's office with complaints about this case. I understand a demonstration to be held in Washington, D.C., is being planned."
The Associated Press reported Sept. 22 that Duane Chapman offered to apologize, pay a fine, forfeit the $1,300 bail he paid in Mexico and make a charitable contribution in order to avoid extradition.
Carpenter said her parents retired and moved to Biloxi. She moved to Mississippi after her husband passed away in 1998.
"I worked for a local bonding company," Carpenter said. "This business gets into your blood. I started A Sunshine Bail Bonds in Pascagoula in 2003. Tim's older brother, Russell, came to Mississippi to help me. He had been part of the team in Hawaii, but he decided to stay in Mississippi.
Carpenter is currently in Hawaii providing moral support for her son and helping him sort through this legal mess.
"This really makes me appreciate our own legal system," she said. "In the U.S. everyone is entitled to bond while you wait for trial unless you have committed a capital crime. The law here assumes innocence until proven guilty. That is not so in Mexico. There you are assumed to be guilty unless you can prove you are innocent. If they are extradited, they may not be able to get out on bond before the trial.
Reporter Royce Armstrong can be reached at rarmstrong@themississippipress.com or (601) 766-9624
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Tom Tancredo to Fans: Write Congress to Help Dog the Bounty Hunter
Tom Tancredo to Fans: Write Congress to Help Dog the Bounty Hunter
By Jon ShanksSep 27, 2006
US Congressman from Colorado Tom Tancredo made a tough statement when Duane Chapman was arrested to try and assist the popular reality TV star Dog the Bounty Hunter.
Write Congress to Help Dog the Bounty Hunter
Now the Congressman is asking for fans help. Tancredo appeared with Rita Crosby on Tuesday's show and pleaded with fans of Chapman to write their representatives to get the Dog unleashed from his legal troubles.
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Right now, Chapman is facing extradition back to Mexico for a 2003 incident. Rita Crosby gives a synopsis of the interview on her blog.
She writes:
"Today, he told me he’s written a letter to the Attorney General asking who “was in charge of prioritizing assignments. Is it this administration-or the one in Mexico City?”
He spoke to Dog on the phone in the last few days and believes, as many Americans do, that this man is a hero for getting a convicted rapist off the streets. The Congressman believes that justice officials on both sides of the border have their priorities out of whack to be focusing on bringing Dog back to Mexico when they have so many more severe problems at hand. He also wondered if it’s more than coincidence that Dog and two of his other team members get hauled in by U.S. Marshals only days before a major drug lord from Mexico gets brought back to the United States."
Continuing from Rita:
"The Congressman, known for fighting for what he believes in, is really trying to do what he can to keep Dog on U.S. soil and free from any further legal actions stemming from the Andrew Luster case. He’s also written a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and asked the public watching our show to log on to his web site to read the letters and reach out to their congressmen and get them to sign onto his letters so that his message can gain momentum."
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Kudos to both Tancredo and Crosby for keeping this ridiculous situation in the public eye. Fans of the Dog should follow the advice and contact their representatives in Congress and demand that they sing on with Tancredo and keep the US Bounty Hunter on US soil.
See the video here.
--Jon Shanks writes from Tempe
Tom Tancredo, congressman, CO.
http://tancredo.house.gov/
Washington, DC--U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton) U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo was on Rita Crosby this afternoon to discuss the arrest of Duane “Dog” Chapman
Click here for the interview with Rita Crosby
Click here for the letter to the Department of Justice.
Click here for the letter to the Department of State.
Celebrity with local ties faces jail in Mexico
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
BY ROYCE ARMSTRONG
LUCEDALE -- An A&E TV celebrity with ties to the Gulf Coast may be facing four years in a Mexican prison.
Timothy Charles Chapman, 41, was arrested on Sept. 14 at his home in Hawaii and charged with illegal detention, according to his mother, Dianne Carpenter, of Lucedale. Arrested with Chapman were Duane "Dog" Chapman and Leland Chapman, his co-stars in A&E's reality TV program "Dog the Bounty Hunter".
"I am concerned about my son spending time in a Mexican prison," Carpenter said during a phone interview Tuesday from Hawaii. "It is not like in this country. There is no such thing as protective custody or solitary confinement. There are no cells. Everyone is put into what is basically a big pen with high walls around it. Each prisoner makes his own place in whatever corner he can find. There are payoffs for safety and even then safety cannot be assured."
Duane "Dog" Chapman is the central figure of the program. Duane Chapman's son, Leland, co-stars along with Timothy Chapman. Although sharing the same name, Timothy Chapman is not related to Duane and Leland.
Timothy Chapman is a third generation bail bondsman and bounty hunter. His maternal grandparents were in the bonding business. Later, his mother began arranging bonds in Colorado. Tim learned from her and began arranging bonds when he was 13, she said.
"He made his first capture when he was 15," Carpenter said. "We were driving down the street and we noticed a fugitive who had skipped out on his bail. Before I could stop the car Tim had already jumped out with a pair of handcuffs, had him down on the sidewalk and had the cuffs on him.'"
Timothy Chapman has been in the bonding and bounty hunting business ever since. He currently owns and operates Island Bail Bonds in Hawaii. Duane "Dog" Chapman and his son operate Da Kine Bail Bonds.
The trio was catapulted to fame after their June 18, 2003, capture of Max Factor heir, Andrew Luster, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Luster was convicted on three counts of rape in absentia after skipping out on his $1 million bond. The Chapman's, who had worked together for more than two decades, captured him.
"They caught him when federal authorities couldn't find him," Carpenter. "They (the FBI) were embarrassed.
"It is all about money," Carpenter said. "They (Chapman and his partners) did everything right. They notified the authorities and paid a Mexican police officer to go with them when they made the capture. It was that same police officer that participated in the road block that stopped them on their way to the airport. He then claimed he didn't know anything about it."
The Mexican authorities then seized Luster and arrested the three bounty hunters. The Mexican police turned Luster over to U.S. authorities.
A search of Luster's room after the arrest turned up plans for payback against many of the participants in his trial. Luster is serving a 124-year prison term.
Carpenter wonders why, 38 months later, the Mexican government has decided to pursue this case when the charges will expire at the end of October.
The arrest order, issued Sept. 13, lists the charges as illegal detention of Andrew Luster and conspiracy.
Duane Chapman has said that he believes a deal has been reached between the U.S. and Mexican governments to trade him and his partners for Mexican drug dealers wanted by U.S. authorities.
"I cannot say if I believe that or not," Carpenter said. "I think this case is too visible. Fans are flooding Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's office with complaints about this case. I understand a demonstration to be held in Washington, D.C., is being planned."
The Associated Press reported Sept. 22 that Duane Chapman offered to apologize, pay a fine, forfeit the $1,300 bail he paid in Mexico and make a charitable contribution in order to avoid extradition.
Carpenter said her parents retired and moved to Biloxi. She moved to Mississippi after her husband passed away in 1998.
"I worked for a local bonding company," Carpenter said. "This business gets into your blood. I started A Sunshine Bail Bonds in Pascagoula in 2003. Tim's older brother, Russell, came to Mississippi to help me. He had been part of the team in Hawaii, but he decided to stay in Mississippi.
Carpenter is currently in Hawaii providing moral support for her son and helping him sort through this legal mess.
"This really makes me appreciate our own legal system," she said. "In the U.S. everyone is entitled to bond while you wait for trial unless you have committed a capital crime. The law here assumes innocence until proven guilty. That is not so in Mexico. There you are assumed to be guilty unless you can prove you are innocent. If they are extradited, they may not be able to get out on bond before the trial.
Reporter Royce Armstrong can be reached at rarmstrong@themississippipress.com or (601) 766-9624.
BY ROYCE ARMSTRONG
LUCEDALE -- An A&E TV celebrity with ties to the Gulf Coast may be facing four years in a Mexican prison.
Timothy Charles Chapman, 41, was arrested on Sept. 14 at his home in Hawaii and charged with illegal detention, according to his mother, Dianne Carpenter, of Lucedale. Arrested with Chapman were Duane "Dog" Chapman and Leland Chapman, his co-stars in A&E's reality TV program "Dog the Bounty Hunter".
"I am concerned about my son spending time in a Mexican prison," Carpenter said during a phone interview Tuesday from Hawaii. "It is not like in this country. There is no such thing as protective custody or solitary confinement. There are no cells. Everyone is put into what is basically a big pen with high walls around it. Each prisoner makes his own place in whatever corner he can find. There are payoffs for safety and even then safety cannot be assured."
Duane "Dog" Chapman is the central figure of the program. Duane Chapman's son, Leland, co-stars along with Timothy Chapman. Although sharing the same name, Timothy Chapman is not related to Duane and Leland.
Timothy Chapman is a third generation bail bondsman and bounty hunter. His maternal grandparents were in the bonding business. Later, his mother began arranging bonds in Colorado. Tim learned from her and began arranging bonds when he was 13, she said.
"He made his first capture when he was 15," Carpenter said. "We were driving down the street and we noticed a fugitive who had skipped out on his bail. Before I could stop the car Tim had already jumped out with a pair of handcuffs, had him down on the sidewalk and had the cuffs on him.'"
Timothy Chapman has been in the bonding and bounty hunting business ever since. He currently owns and operates Island Bail Bonds in Hawaii. Duane "Dog" Chapman and his son operate Da Kine Bail Bonds.
The trio was catapulted to fame after their June 18, 2003, capture of Max Factor heir, Andrew Luster, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Luster was convicted on three counts of rape in absentia after skipping out on his $1 million bond. The Chapman's, who had worked together for more than two decades, captured him.
"They caught him when federal authorities couldn't find him," Carpenter. "They (the FBI) were embarrassed.
"It is all about money," Carpenter said. "They (Chapman and his partners) did everything right. They notified the authorities and paid a Mexican police officer to go with them when they made the capture. It was that same police officer that participated in the road block that stopped them on their way to the airport. He then claimed he didn't know anything about it."
The Mexican authorities then seized Luster and arrested the three bounty hunters. The Mexican police turned Luster over to U.S. authorities.
A search of Luster's room after the arrest turned up plans for payback against many of the participants in his trial. Luster is serving a 124-year prison term.
Carpenter wonders why, 38 months later, the Mexican government has decided to pursue this case when the charges will expire at the end of October.
The arrest order, issued Sept. 13, lists the charges as illegal detention of Andrew Luster and conspiracy.
Duane Chapman has said that he believes a deal has been reached between the U.S. and Mexican governments to trade him and his partners for Mexican drug dealers wanted by U.S. authorities.
"I cannot say if I believe that or not," Carpenter said. "I think this case is too visible. Fans are flooding Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's office with complaints about this case. I understand a demonstration to be held in Washington, D.C., is being planned."
The Associated Press reported Sept. 22 that Duane Chapman offered to apologize, pay a fine, forfeit the $1,300 bail he paid in Mexico and make a charitable contribution in order to avoid extradition.
Carpenter said her parents retired and moved to Biloxi. She moved to Mississippi after her husband passed away in 1998.
"I worked for a local bonding company," Carpenter said. "This business gets into your blood. I started A Sunshine Bail Bonds in Pascagoula in 2003. Tim's older brother, Russell, came to Mississippi to help me. He had been part of the team in Hawaii, but he decided to stay in Mississippi.
Carpenter is currently in Hawaii providing moral support for her son and helping him sort through this legal mess.
"This really makes me appreciate our own legal system," she said. "In the U.S. everyone is entitled to bond while you wait for trial unless you have committed a capital crime. The law here assumes innocence until proven guilty. That is not so in Mexico. There you are assumed to be guilty unless you can prove you are innocent. If they are extradited, they may not be able to get out on bond before the trial.
Reporter Royce Armstrong can be reached at rarmstrong@themississippipress.com or (601) 766-9624.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Another Letter example to help the Chapmans
Date: Sep 26, 2006 9:43 AM Be sure this man gets an email: Antonio Garza Email: embeuamx@state.gov To whom it may concern: I am a taxpaying US Citizen, a mother to a little girl and a rape survivor; I would like to know why a group of men who worked very hard, using their own resources, to retrieve a convicted serial rapist are being treated in such an abominable manner? Andrew Luster was allowed to slip away and live the high life, to hurt other women, and his victims had to accept the fact that the government didn't have the time or resources to track him down and ensure that he paid for his crimes. So a group of private, US Citizens did what they could to help, to ease the burden on the overtaxed system - and now are being told they are criminals for it. How dare you. How dare you not stand behind these American heroes? How dare you bow down to a foreign government that continually shows contempt for our country and its laws? How dare you tell rape victims that their attackers have more rights to freedom than victims themselves. Andrew Luster is a beast that is now rightfully caged. His victims, however, will never truly be free from what he did to them. Duane "Dog" Chapman, Tim Chapman, and Leland Chapman should be honored for what they did and all that they have suffered in the course of their accomplishment. As I understand the situation, they committed a minor offense in a foreign country - something so minor that they wouldn't be extradited across US state lines , so why such an excessive response as extradition to a foreign country? Why one month before the warrant expires? It's not as if they were in hiding. If this is such a minor offense, why is the federal government being involved at all? Why are you wasting money on this, since you have such limited resources that you couldn't go and enforce the sentence against someone as brutal as Andrew Luster? Stand up for the rape victims, and defend the Chapmans, men who put themselves on the line to protect women here and in Mexico. Do not allow the Chapmans to be extradited - it would be a outrageous miscarriage of justice and a betrayal of good men who do what they can to make our country safer.
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