Posted on 9/14/2006, 6:55:06 PM by Fighting Irish
MSNBC's Rita Cosby is reporting that Duane Dog Chapman, star of the A&E reality series "Dog the Bounty Hunter," and two members of his bounty hunting team (including his son) were arrested by U.S. officials today for extradition to Mexico. Cosby is reporting that Mexican government officials wanted the three men sent back there in relation to a three-year-old case.
In 2003, Chapman traveled to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to retrieve Max Factor cosmetics heir Andrew Luster, who was wanted in the U.S. on rape charges. Luster is now in jail, serving a 124-year term. The Chapmans were jailed in Mexico for a brief time for the incident three years ago. Bounty hunting is considered a crime in Mexico.
Dog's wife, Beth Chapman, said 12 armed marshals "came through the door" at 6:00AM this morning. She said they took their daughter's boyfriend down at gunpoint. Dog was sleeping at the time.
TMZ spoke with Nicky Credic from the U.S. Marshals Office. She said, "The arrest warrant was signed by a U.S. magistrate in Hawaii on September 13. The warrant was based on a formal request based on a diplomatic note from the government of Mexico."
I'm not a Dog Chapman fan, but this stinks to high heaven.
Rita might miss Dog, but there's always that Michael Jackson brother who she seems quite taken with.
I'm trying to remember the Mexicans great cooperation in hunting down drug lords but for some reason I'm drawing a blank...
OK this is disgusting. I haven't forgotten the "3 year old case".
WTF????????????????????????????????????????????????
There are just no words...
In this case the mexicans are mad that Chapman went and caught the millionaire rapist that the mexicans couldn't seem to catch even though he was right out in the open.
I love the Dog. They better not touch one hair on Leland's head!!
That's nice. And why aren't we working on getting the murderer of Deputy David March back extradited?!?!?! Mexcian authroties have him in their custody yet haven't sent him here. WTF?
Exactly. We keep bending over for whatever the Mexican governement says.
Thank God they didn't call in the AFT!
If it's down to The Dog vs. Mexico, I've got five bucks on Dog.
Especially with his show being such a hit. Dog vs. Mexico will ALL be on film! Can't wait for the espisode.
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Agreed.
Anybody know who could intervene and the contact information?
or anyone to contact in Mexico?
bleep, bleep, bleep!
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