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Tim Charles "Youngblood" Chapman born May 13, 1965 , Ventura, California, USA) is a bounty hunter who has come to prominence with his role on the American TV show "Dog the Bounty Hunter". Originally from California, where he lived with his abusive father till he moved to Denver, Colorado to be with his mother at a young age. His mother ran a bail bonds business out of Denver, Colorado it was then that at the age of fourteen Tim made his first civilian arrest. He worked for his mother in the bail bond business and it was there that he met Duane "Dog" Chapman who is better known as Dog. Tim and Dog have no blood relation. However Dog regards to Tim as his "blood brother" Tim, Dog and Beth worked out of Denver, Colorado as bounty hunters, till Duane "Dog" Chapman and Beth moved to Hawaii. Later on Tim joined Beth Chapman, Duane Dog Chapman, and Leland Chapman in Hawaii, where they run Da Kine one of their Bail Bonds and bounty hunting office. [1] They now operate in locations throughout Hawaii and through out Colorado. He was a regular cast feature in the hit television show Dog The Bounty Hunter. He can be seen in seasons one to four. From season five until further notice, Tim will not be featured in the show, but he is featured in some of the new episodes from season four that never got aired before Duane 'Dog' Chapman's N word scandal that resulted in the show being suspended for six months. Although Tim is not featured in season 5, he can be seen in camera shots during some of the episodes.
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Arrest
On September 14, 2006, Tim Chapman was arrested along with Duane Dog Chapman and Leland Chapman by U.S. Marshals at the request of the Mexican government and were to be extradited to Mexico to face charges of "deprivation of liberty". The charges stem from Tim, Dog, and Leland's capture of Max Factor heir Andrew Luster, a convicted serial rapist, on June 18, 2003 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Luster is now in jail in the U.S. serving a 124-year term. Charges have been pending against the three since local police in Mexico arrested them shortly after they detained Luster; they posted bail but never returned to Puerto Vallarta for their court hearing on July 15, 2003.[1]
Tim Chapman, Duane Chapman, and Leland Chapman were released from custody on bail; Tim and Leland Chapman's bail was set at $100,000 each, Duane Chapman's at $300,000. All three were tagged with electronic bracelets and were ordered to surrender their passports and not leave Hawaii. They faced an extradition hearing to Mexico under terms of treaties between the U.S. and Mexico.[2]
On August 4, 2007, on an episode of Larry King Live with Duane "Dog" Chapman, it was said that the charges against Duane "Dog" Chapman, Leland Chapman, and Tim Chapman on the Andrew Luster case had been dropped by the Mexican government. If convicted, they would have been sentenced to up to four years in prison.
Second Arrest
In January 2008 prosecutors charged Tim Chapman with first-degree "terroristic threatening" following an incident at the Ala Moana Center, Honolulu. He is also charged with indecent exposure. Police and prosecutors said security guards recognized Chapman from the reality television series “Dog the Bounty Hunter” when they responded to a report of a man in a vehicle fondling himself at a parking lot around 9 P.M. January 3, 2008.[3] Police said the guard instructed Chapman to put his clothes on and step out of the vehicle. He then jumped to the front and got in the driver’s seat and turned toward the security officer, said Jim Fulton, spokesman for the city prosecutor’s office. He allegedly accelerated the truck and jumped the curb onto the sidewalk. The security guard had to jump out of the way, Fulton said.
His lawyer, Brook Hart, said the incident was a misunderstanding. Hart said Chapman spilled juice or soda on his pants and went to the back seat of his truck, which has dark tinted windows, to change his pants when security guards started yelling at him to get out. He said Chapman, to avoid negative publicity, made the mistake of attempting to drive away. Hart said he had no intent of terrorizing or threatening anyone. "It was simply a man who wet his pants with orange juice inadvertently and was changing them, doing nothing wrong at all and believing he had sufficient privacy to do it", Hart said.[3]
Because of his actions, the reality TV star was initially arrested on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder and indecent exposure when he turned himself in Friday, January 11. In court, Jason Wessel, the security guard who responded to the reports of a man fondling himself in his car, told the judge he was afraid for his life.[4] He said Chapman tried to hit him with his truck after he told Chapman to get out of his vehicle. Wessel said Chapman dove into his back seat when security approached and when told to get out of his truck he sped off just missing the security guard. Prosecutors said he was aiming at him. Chapman's attorney used pictures of tire tracks to try to prove Chapman was just trying to avoid a newspaper stand. "I think that what you have in front of you - the exhibits showing the parallel tracks in the space - shows the vehicle went straight ahead and not towards any person including Mr. Wessel," said Chapman's attorney Brook Hart.
Chapman's next court date for the terroristic threatening charges was set for January 24. On January 29, 2009, the threatening charges were dropped.[5] On February 2, 2009, Chapman was acquitted of indecent exposure.
Notes
- ^ a b "'Dog' collared for jumping bail in Mexico". CNN. September 15, 2006. http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/09/14/dog.bounty/. Retrieved 2006-09-21.
- ^ Kobayashi, Ken; Lum, Curtis (September 16, 2006). "'Dog' freed on bail, says he'll be cleared". Honolulu Advertiser.
- ^ a b KHNL NBC 8 Honolulu Hawaii |Unwanted Media Exposure for Local Bounty Hunter
- ^ Dog's Sidekick Goes to Court | KGMB9.com | His, Chapman, Said, Hart, Wessel
- ^ Honolulu, Hawaii, Felony charges dropped
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