I saw a clip this morning that showe himbehind bars and said "Dog is caught." I didn't see the actual new on what happened. Anyone?
2006-09-15 06:00:38 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
OMG....I can't believe that. That is aweful. My grandparents were born in Mexico. But I'm sorry the Mexican goverment seems a little backwards. I think if the prisoner committed the crime in America, Mexico shouldn't have anything to say about it.
2006-09-15 06:30:21 · update #1
Thanks for all the info...Dee, dee, dee...I could've gone to my news station online and got it../not thinking today.
2006-09-15 06:31:10 · update #2
Thanks everyone, I finally saw it on the news. What a shame.
2006-09-16 06:02:22 · update #3
Dog The Bounty Hunter star Duane "Dog" Chapman and two of his cohorts were arrested early Thursday in Hawaii, PEOPLE has confirmed.
Chapman, 53, his son Leland, 29, and Timothy Chapman (no relation), 41, were captured on charges of illegal detention and conspiracy stemming from their 2003 capture of Max Factor cosmetics heir Andrew Luster in Mexico.
Chapman and his team won fame – and an A&E reality show – after they caught Luster, a fugitive convicted of raping three women, in Puerto Vallarta. But they were arrested for not turning Luster over to Mexican police, and then skipped bail, U.S. Marshals Service spokesperson Nikki Credic said.
Jay Bieber, public affairs officer for the U.S. Marshal's office in Hawaii, tells PEOPLE the three are slated for extradition to Mexico after a scheduled hearing on Friday.
"The warrant was based on a formal request based on a diplomatic note from the government of Mexico," said Bieber, who said the arrest occurred "around 6:30 a.m., (when) seven deputy marshals went to Chapman's home in Honolulu County."
Chapman's rep, Mona K. Wood, called the arrest shocking, and vowed that the bounty hunter's name would be cleared.
"This was a shock, and is obviously a very upsetting time for the Chapman family," Wood said in a statement. "Chapman is a true modern-day hero. He arrests the bad guys – he is definitely not one of them. He shall be vindicated."
Conflicting accounts of the arrest have already emerged: Chapman's wife, Beth, told MSNBC's Rita Cosby that heavily armed marshals "burst in our door and they just came right in and took him. … (They) didn't even treat him as kind as he treats his own prisoners."
However, Bieber tells PEOPLE the marshals "were not heavily armed but had their standard equipment. They knocked on the door and announced the arrest warrant. The second time they knocked, the door slipped opened on its own. There was no forced entry. As far as I know, none of the marshals drew their weapons."
Bieber described Chapman as "compliant and very respectful. We handle every warrant we receive seriously, and this investigation was handled just like any other."
According to the Associated Press, Chapman was shackled at his ankles and wearing a blue muscle T-shirt at his initial court appearance Thursday. Speaking in a federal courtroom, he claimed the government was jealous of his success in hunting down criminals.
"You see what the American government is doing to us? They throw us in jail," he said. "I'm so upset about this."
Outside the courthouse, Beth Chapman (in a T-shirt reading in sequins, "Got Dog?"), said her husband committed no crime. "If Duane has to return to Mexico to take care of any misunderstanding, then that's what he will do," she said.
A rep for Chapman's network said in a statement, "A&E supports Dog and his family during this difficult time and is proud of his role in helping to bring a convicted serial rapist to justice."
2006-09-15 06:07:49 · answer #1 · answered by baptism_by_fire_2000 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mexico says he failed to show up in court there regarding the arrest and they say kidnapping of Andrew Luster. Hawaiian judge signed a warrant to have dog picked up and held in jail. Dog and Leland and Tim could be sent to Mexico for trail.
2006-09-15 13:04:49 · answer #2 · answered by sunshine 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw that. I wonder if Mexico goes after the real criminals as much as they went after him. I am sure the liberals in the US are jumping for joy though, knowing all the criminals they worry themselves sick over a safe from being tracked down by him.
2006-09-15 13:37:39 · answer #3 · answered by Chickidee 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He crossed the line in Mexico I believe after someone and got caught. He was out of his juridistridct.
2006-09-15 13:05:19 · answer #4 · answered by LaDonna J 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He was arrested for false imprisonment of the factor heir, the guy that was raping those women several years back.
Since he wasn't in government service when they detained him, they were breaking laws in other countries.
CT
2006-09-15 13:03:06 · answer #5 · answered by lostintheclover 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ironic isn't it? He refused to turn Andrew Luster over to the Mexican authorities, they arrested him, he posted bond, but was FTA (failure to appear)
2006-09-15 13:08:16 · answer #6 · answered by mei-lin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes,that was footage from 3 years ago..when He went to Mexico to get a wanted guy they are charging him with kidnapping...I believe
2006-09-15 13:03:34 · answer #7 · answered by Ken and Wendy M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He got in trouble down in Mexico and didn't show up for his court date so Mexico had him arrested in Hawaii for not showing up for his court date.
2006-09-15 13:08:17 · answer #8 · answered by unicornfarie1 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the mexican govt arrested him for
kidnapping a rapist.
that may be why so many illegals
come here.
2006-09-15 13:07:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Dog was a Saint, a saint bernard! hahaha
2006-09-15 13:02:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋