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Leland Blaine Chapman (born December 14, 1976 (1976-12-14) (age 33), in Groom, Texas^[1]) is a Hawaii-based bail bondsman and bounty hunter. Leland Chapman appears in the television show Dog the Bounty Hunter with his father, Duane "Dog" Chapman.^[2] Leland is Dog's third son, and he helped capture Max Factor's heir, Andrew Luster, with Dog and Tim Chapman. Leland Chapman has two sons, Dakota Chapman and Cobie Chapman.And is single. Leland Chapman is also a former boxer, kick boxer and extreme fighter taking part in amateur competitions.

Family and Personal Life

Leland's mother is La Fonda Sue Darnall (née Honeycutt). His father is Duane "Dog" Chapman, better known as Dog the Bounty Hunter. Leland was 8 months old when Dog went to prison. While his father was incarcerated, Leland's parents divorced and he didn't see his father again until he was 8 years old when Dog gained visitation rights to see him and his brother, Duane Lee. It took a very long time for the boys to trust Dog and to bond with Duane Lee and Leland. Leland thought his step-father was his real dad.

Leland lived in Pampa Texas in his early years but during his teen years moved to Colorado Springs. Leland works in the family run bail bonds business with his older brother, Duane Lee Chapman.

Leland has recently embarked on a new business venture with two of his brothers, Duane Lee and Wesley Chapman. Together they have formed Chapbros Media and have launched an iPhone, iPod touch and website talent contest application called Show Off. ^[3]

As of March 12, 2010, they no longer sell clothing, stating that personal reasons (family, work) have kept them from devoting the necessary time to manage that aspect of their business. They were on Facebook, but have since closed their accounts for the same reasons listed above (not enough time).

Arrest

On September 14, 2006, Leland Chapman was arrested along with Duane Dog Chapman and Tim 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.

References

External links

• Leland Chapman's Official Web Page
• Leland Chapman at the Internet Movie Database