United States of America (Press Release) February 1, 2008 --
Duane "Dog" Chapman cannot be extradited to Mexico to face criminal charges in his capture of serial rapist and fugitive Andrew Luster in 2003, a three-judge panel in Mexico has ruled.
The unanimous ruling was handed down Tuesday. The TV bounty hunter, his son Leland Chapman and associate Tim Chapman faced being sent to the resort town of Puerto Vallarta, where they captured Luster, who had jumped a $1 million bond on charges that he drugged and raped three women.
"He's a free man," Chapman's San Francisco-based attorney, James A. Quadra, said in a telephone interview late Tuesday. "They can't reinstate any criminal charges and as a result of that, there's no basis for them to then seek extradition."
Luster's disappearance during his trial in California set off an international manhunt by police, FBI and bounty hunters trying to recoup some of the bond money. After his capture, he was taken back to the U.S. to serve a 124-year prison sentence.
Because bounty hunting is illegal in Mexico, prosecutors in that country charged the trio with detaining Luster and asked U.S. authorities to arrest Chapman and his colleagues and send them to Mexico.
"The three of them - Duane, Leland and Tim - have always been absolutely certain they did the right thing and proud of what they accomplished," Quadra said.
A judge in Mexico dismissed the deprivation of liberty charges in July, ruling prosecutors had taken too long in their attempts to bring the trio to trial. But Mexican prosecutors appealed the ruling.
"We are ecstatic that this nightmare is finally over, and happy to see the Mexican justice system works," Chapman and his wife, Beth, said in a statement. "We can all now move forward."
Quadra said Chapman and his crew could return to Mexico one day.
"Dog loves what he does. He likes to capture the bad guy. If a bad guy is in Mexico, who knows what Dog will do in the future," he said. "At this point, he wants to relax and enjoy the fact he doesn't have this hanging over his head. The future will bring what the future brings, but I don't think Dog is going to sit quietly."
This has been going on for almost a full year. While the Chapman family waited to see how this matter would be solved fans and friends came together to voice their concerns about the matter at hand.
" Dog Caught a rapist that the FBI couldn't find," one fan posted in his my space blog.
Another thing that was found to be in blogs and on pages all over my space was a prediction from famed internet psychic Penny Clark Babson. A prediction where she assured fans that Daune Chapman would come out of this with charges dropped.
Penny Clark Babson could not be reached for comment.
Penny has made several prediction concerning Duane Chapman over the years, including his capture of Andrew Luster.
You can see more about Duane"Dog " Chapman by going to his site at http://www.dogthebountyhunter.com
You can learn more about Psychic medium and Life Coach Penny Clark Babson by going to http://www.impressionsbypenny.com
or at kasamba.com at http://www.kasamba.com/love-psychic-penny
The unanimous ruling was handed down Tuesday. The TV bounty hunter, his son Leland Chapman and associate Tim Chapman faced being sent to the resort town of Puerto Vallarta, where they captured Luster, who had jumped a $1 million bond on charges that he drugged and raped three women.
"He's a free man," Chapman's San Francisco-based attorney, James A. Quadra, said in a telephone interview late Tuesday. "They can't reinstate any criminal charges and as a result of that, there's no basis for them to then seek extradition."
Luster's disappearance during his trial in California set off an international manhunt by police, FBI and bounty hunters trying to recoup some of the bond money. After his capture, he was taken back to the U.S. to serve a 124-year prison sentence.
Because bounty hunting is illegal in Mexico, prosecutors in that country charged the trio with detaining Luster and asked U.S. authorities to arrest Chapman and his colleagues and send them to Mexico.
"The three of them - Duane, Leland and Tim - have always been absolutely certain they did the right thing and proud of what they accomplished," Quadra said.
A judge in Mexico dismissed the deprivation of liberty charges in July, ruling prosecutors had taken too long in their attempts to bring the trio to trial. But Mexican prosecutors appealed the ruling.
"We are ecstatic that this nightmare is finally over, and happy to see the Mexican justice system works," Chapman and his wife, Beth, said in a statement. "We can all now move forward."
Quadra said Chapman and his crew could return to Mexico one day.
"Dog loves what he does. He likes to capture the bad guy. If a bad guy is in Mexico, who knows what Dog will do in the future," he said. "At this point, he wants to relax and enjoy the fact he doesn't have this hanging over his head. The future will bring what the future brings, but I don't think Dog is going to sit quietly."
This has been going on for almost a full year. While the Chapman family waited to see how this matter would be solved fans and friends came together to voice their concerns about the matter at hand.
" Dog Caught a rapist that the FBI couldn't find," one fan posted in his my space blog.
Another thing that was found to be in blogs and on pages all over my space was a prediction from famed internet psychic Penny Clark Babson. A prediction where she assured fans that Daune Chapman would come out of this with charges dropped.
Penny Clark Babson could not be reached for comment.
Penny has made several prediction concerning Duane Chapman over the years, including his capture of Andrew Luster.
You can see more about Duane"Dog " Chapman by going to his site at http://www.dogthebountyhunter.com
You can learn more about Psychic medium and Life Coach Penny Clark Babson by going to http://www.impressionsbypenny.com
or at kasamba.com at http://www.kasamba.com/love-psychic-penny

Dog the bounty hunter will not be set to mexico to face charges. True prediction from Internet Psychic.
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