Prosecutors issue order to find, extradite bounty hunters who illegally captured Max Factor heir

Associated Press ^ | 08-12-03

[Brian S]

State authorities have issued an all-points bulletin for three U.S. bounty hunters who left the country while awaiting trial on criminal charges related to the illegal capture of convicted rapist and Max Factor heir Andrew Luster.

The authorities took action after a judge declared Duane "Dog" Chapman, his son Leland and brother Timothy in violation of their bail, which required them to sign in at court each week, state prosecutor Roberto Juarez said late Monday.

[shadowman99]

He was the best Bounty Hunter the world had seen, until he became a fugitive of the law!

And now another bounty hunter will go after them.... in a contest where only one can win!

Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stallone
in
DOG

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Bounty hunters skipping bail. How quaint.

[Catspaw]

Sure we'll extradite them--as soon as Mexico extradites all the accused murderers they're harboring because we might give them the death penalty or life without parole.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Run, Dog, run!

[Dialup Llama]

>"The reality is that the Chapmans are in contempt of court, which is why it is necessary that they come back to answer for the crimes they committed here," Juarez said.

In Mexico, capturing a criminal is a crime.

[DTwistedSisterS]

Thats a, uh, CRIME, in itself!

[Lion Den Dan]

In Mexico, capturing a criminal is a crime.

Seems like it is in this country as well, especially when capturing ileegal border crossers.

[Bikers4Bush]

We'll get right on sending him back.

Just as soon as they take back and keep all their illegals.

In other words,never.

[GreenLanternCorps]

Well, under Mexican law, Luster had not been convicted of anything, so Yes, the Chapmans kidnapped him. However, the Mexicans can't touch them as long as they stay in the US. Because they did not violate US law.

[skeeter]

"The reality is that the Chapmans are in contempt of court, which is why it is necessary that they come back to answer for the crimes they committed here," Juarez said.

With 12 million of his countrymen currently disregarding US immigration laws I think Mr Jaurez doth protest too much.

[talleyman]

Nothing infuriates the legal system more than civilians doing the work the professionals are incompetent or unwilling to do.

[thmiley]

The mexicans are just angry that the bounty hunters have tarnished Mexico's reputation as a haven for criminals hiding from U.S. law.

[GunsareOK]

F__ Mexico.

[Marysecretary]

Around here, it's Muck Fexico.

[DH]

"Prosecutors argue the bounty hunters should have gone to police"

Yeah!  Sure!

The police would be the last thing you would contact in Mexico.  Without exception, they are ALL corrupt and rotten to the core.

[TexasRepublic]

Or Fech the Frunch.

[PRND21]

Which part of ILLEGAL are you choosing to not understand, hypocrite?

[rolling_stone]

I guess whoever was getting the Mordida payoff for hiding Luster got ticked off and wants to collect it from DOG...