The House of Representatives
STATE OF HAWAII NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rep. Gene Ward
March 2, 2007 808-586-6420
'DOG' LET BACK IN THE HOUSE
Chapman Resolution Scheduled for Committee Hearing Honolulu, Hawaii –
A much-anticipated hearing in the Hawaii House of Representatives regarding extradition charges against TV Bounty Hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman has been scheduled for next Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 9 am,
at the State Capitol, Room 329.
Last month, Representative Gene Ward (R – Hawaii Kai – Kalama Valley) introduced House Concurrent Resolution 50, requesting that the Hawaii State Legislature take a stand for "Dog" Chapman and ask the government and courts of Mexico to drop its extradition charges against him.
Chapman has promised to personally appear before the International Affairs Committee which is hearing the measure.
If it passes this committee, the measure will be referred to the House Judiciary Committee for a second hearing.
In 2006 Chapman was arrested in Mexico for capturing Max Factor heir, Andrew Luster and bringing him back to the United States to serve a124-year prison term handed down by the State of California.
"I have received testimony from all over the world on this issue, and it is not something the people of Hawaii and the nation are taking lightly;
the 'Dog' needs to be free from a Mexican jail,"
Ward said.
Testimony for the hearing in the International Affairs Committee can be sent to Chair Representative Rida Cabanilla via faxed testimony
at 808-586-6081
or emailed to repward@capitol.hawaii.gov.
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