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Leland Blaine Chapman born 14 December 1976 in Groom, Texas and is a Hawaii-based bail bondsman and bounty hunter. Leland Is a professional boxer, kick boxer and mixed martial artist. Leland Chapman is one of the stars of the television show Dog the Bounty Hunter with his father, Duane "Dog" Chapman. Leland is Dog's third son, and he helped capture Max Factor's heir, Andrew Luster with Dog and Tim Chapman.
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History
Leland's mother is La Fonda Darnell. At the age of six months, Leland's father, Duane "Dog" Chapman, was sentenced to jail for murder. While his father was incarcerated, Leland's parents divorced, he didn't see his father again until he was 8 years old when Dog gained visitation rights to see Duane Lee and Leland. It took a very long time for Leland and Duane Lee to trust Dog and to bond with him. Leland thought his step-dad was his real dad.
Leland lived in Texas in his early years but during his teen years moved to Colorado Springs when he was 13 years old Leland went to live with his father. Leland was involved in the gang culture during his childhood. His father decided to move his family to Hawaii in the early nineties. Leland's grandparents Barbara Chapman and Wesley Chapman later joined the family and opened up a bail bonds office on the Big Island of Hawaii. Leland was arrested at age 17 for mugging a tourist, according to the Stone article. Leland graduated high school in 1993/1994. Leland is the only one out of his brothers and sisters to have graduated high school At age 21, Leland started his own bail bonds company, "Da Kine Bail Bonds," in Kona, Hawaii after earning his bail bonds license.
Personal life Boxing & Family Business
Leland has two sons, Dakota Chapman and Cobie Chapman. Leland and Maui divorced in 2005. Until 2003 he divided his time between his bail bonds business and competing in boxing and mixed martial arts. Leland has been the recipient of several awards according to the official Dog the Bounty Hunter website. In 2003 Leland gave up competing in boxing, kickboxing and Extreme Boxing after injuring his left knee. During the filming of Dog The Bounty Hunter pilot, Leland can be seen wearing a knee brace after he had spent 4 months off his feet. Since 2003, he spends his spare time supporting local competitions, coaching mixed martial arts, and running a local gym. Leland took part in a charity boxing match as featured on the A&E website and in a new episode of Dog The Bounty Hunter. He was trained by Jesus Salud. [1]
In March 2007, he said to Stone Magazine, "I work a lot and being a single parent takes up all of my time." [2]
Leland works for his father Duane "Dog" Chapman. Their offices are in Denver, Colorado and across the Hawaiian islands. and Leland Runs Da Kine Bail Bonds," in Kona, Hawaii after earning his bail bonds license. Leland works alongside his brother Duane Lee Chapman II who has been promoted to Office manager with Leland as the foreman of the team.
Arrest
On September 14, 2006, Leland Chapman, Duane "Dog" Chapman, and Tim Chapman were arrested in Hawaii on charges concerning their involvement in the arrest of fugitive Andrew Luster.
On September 15, 2006, Leland Chapman and Tim Chapman were released on $100,000 bail, while Duane was released on a $300,000 bail. All three bounty hunters were ordered to house arrest and had ankle bracelets for one month. All three had to wear an electronic tracking device and were ordered to give up their passports. At the end of their sentence the tracking devices were removed and the men were given permission to change their bail requirements so they could continue to run their bail bonds business.
On February 16, 2007, the second district court in Guadalajara denied a request for an injunction preventing extradition. The court ruled that Duane, Leland and Tim should face trial on one count of "deprivation of liberty" in violation of the country's antibounty-hunting statutes.
Mexico reviewed Dog's case to see if they did have grounds to extradite him on a misdemeanor. There were multiple legal defense funds set up for Duane, Leland and Tim, including one set up by Tanja "Doe," a victim of Andrew Luster.
On August 1, 2007, all charges against the three bounty hunters were dropped.
In October 2007, the Chapmans were told that the three bounty hunters would not be extradited to Mexico by American authorities.
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