Posted on 10/20/2006 3:48:08 PM PDT by Hal1950
Sources close to the Duane "Dog" Chapman legal case tell TMZ that the Mexican courts have put a stay on further legal proceedings in the bounty hunter's matter. Meanwhile, the reality star's legal team is gathering more evidence as to his actions while in Mexico, and sources tell TMZ that when the evidence is presented, the Mexican court is expected to rule "favorably."
Chapman's saga began last month when he was arrested along with two cohorts, including his son Leland, in Mexico on charges of illegal detention and conspiracy in connection with his apprenhension of convicted rapist and Max Factor heir Andrew Luster. (Bounty hunting is a crime in Mexico.) The Mexican government wanted Chapman extradited to face the charges, which could lead to a prison term of up to four years.
In an effort to avoid extradition, the "Dog the Bounty Hunter" star offered shortly after his arrest to apologize to Mexico, to pay a fine, to forfeit the bail he posted in the country, and to make a charitable contribution.
Isn't that how one stays out of Mexican jails?
It always comes down to cash...
I guess getting rid of a scourge of society off the streets isnt the "right" kind of charitable or contribution....
Right. Yet our government is more than willing to cater to Mexico's every whim.
I noticed that. It sure can't make Dog feel very good about all he has risked to do that job and then find that his own government screws him over to keep the Mexicans happy. We are as PCfied we have lost our heads. The government should be treating Duane like the hero he and his family (is or are) hmmmmmmmm.
I know the dude is just an entertainer, but as a veteran of the corrections business, if he went up against real hardcases he'd be dead in a NY minute.
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Dog has over 6000 arrests.
Until you strap it up and make your first arrest you are just an opinion, you know what an opinion is don't you??
I have yet to see him and his merry band take on anyone armed and determined. He looks real tough with his biker hair, big flashlght and pepper spray.
Yeah, but it's just my opinion. Perhaps I should of had a show when I was trying to keep from getting shanked by a Cuban inmate off his med in a cell with a burning matress. But, what the hey, my agent sucked and I just wanted to live to shift change.
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