Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman Calls for Tougher Bounty Hunter Regs

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From the Hawaii Tribune-Herald:

America’s best-known bounty hunter says it’s time for Hawaii to start regulating bounty hunters.Duane “Dog” Chapman, who stars with his wife, Beth, and son, Leland, in the CMT cable television reality show “Dog and Beth: On the Hunt,” was responding to a story in Tuesday’s edition.

An East Hawaii bounty hunter, Benny Gordon, was indicted Jan. 15 on charges of first-degree criminal property damage, second-degree reckless endangering and two counts each of third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug and possession of drug paraphernalia. Read more.

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Photo: Dog’s HQ. (Anosmia)

—Chad Blair

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