Investigation into Dog the Bounty Hunter has revealed that he is not, in fact, a licensed bounty hunter, which is news that shouldn’t surprise anyone.
Since joining the hunt for Brian Laundrie, who remains wanted by police as a person of interest in the death of his partner Gabby Petito, Dog, real name Duane Chapman, has been in the news.
Although he hasn’t had any luck so far, it turns out that if he were to track down and capture Laundrie, Dog might end up in legal trouble.
That’s because Dog has no legal standing as a bounty hunter or private investigator, the Daily Mail claims. In other words, he has the same authority to arrest or search for someone as you or I do.
In fact, experts have stated that Dog might be charged with “kidnapping or false imprisonment” if Laundrie is ever arrested.
Genuinely licensed hunters in Florida have expressed concern about Dog’s entry into the state, and it’s fair to say that they aren’t exactly his biggest fans.
Everyone in the industry is aware that Dog is using this as a publicity stunt and may use it to land another TV show. This is about increasing social media engagement and visibility. But if he can track down this child, I guess more power to him, said Mike Harrison, a Florida bail bondsman.
He continued by saying that Dog doesn’t have a license because of his extensive criminal history. Chapman, for example, spent five years in state prison after being found guilty of first-degree murder in 1976.
Due to his conviction, Chapman is prohibited from working as a bail bondsman or investigator and is also prohibited from possessing a firearm, which is why he uses tasers and pepper spray on his television programs.
The information comes after Dog, who had previously stated that he would not be cooperating with law enforcement, revealed to reporters earlier this week that he had given the FBI a cache of “evidence” in the hunt for Laundrie.
Anyone with information regarding Laundrie’s whereabouts is urged to contact the FBI’s special tip line.
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I recently watched an older episode where they went into a condo building to arrest a suspect. They all went through the back and left the front door unguarded, so of course the guy ran out the front door. Dog’s little daughter happened to be waiting back in the car and decided to try to apprehend him. She grabbed hold of his sleeve and was dragged half a city block by the guy. Then Beth got all ghetto on him, threatening to “Sumo” splash him for abusing her daughter. The whole thing just looked so unrealistic.
Because the presence of cameras alters events just by their presence, all reality shows are not truly true to reality.
He’s been fairly open about his troubled youth, drug use, time in jail, and how he came to the realization that he didn’t want to continue living this way while he was there.
He mentioned that he is not allowed to carry a gun because of his prior criminal record, but I don’t know how many bounty hunters do. I’ll give him credit for that because he chose to tell it like it is instead of spewing a bunch of BS about how carrying a gun just invites uncalled for violence.
I believe it would just be common sense for them to be somewhat selective in which criminals they chose to go after when they know there will be “civilians” coming along (namely, the camera crew), but that definitely doesn’t make it a total fraud.
Can Dog the Bounty Hunter actually arrest Brian Laundrie?
The “Dog the Bounty Hunter” star can’t arrest Brian Laundrie on his own, and there’s a simple reason why: he’s not a licensed bounty hunter or private investigator in the state of Florida, where Laundrie was reported missing. Despite the fact that many people are rooting for Duane “Dog” Chapman to find Brian Laundrie in the hopes of bringing justice for the Petito family, it turns out.
If Chapman were to find Laundrie and detain him, he could be charged with kidnapping, as vice president of the Florida Bail Bondsmen Association Mike Harrison explained to the Daily Mail. “That would be kidnapping or false imprisonment,” Harrison told the website. He added that Chapmans prior arrest record — he was sentenced to five years in prison on first degree murder charges after he was in the getaway car during a drug deal gone wrong in 1976 — has inhibited him from getting the proper licensing for writing bail bonds, bearing arms, and more.
Harrison added that Florida’s state laws were amended in 2007 to eliminate the term “bounty hunter” in order to “prevent guys like Dog from coming here from out of state to track down people they have no business tracking.” “.
The information comes after Dog, who had previously stated that he would not be cooperating with law enforcement, revealed to reporters earlier this week that he had given the FBI a cache of “evidence” in the hunt for Laundrie.
Genuinely licensed hunters in Florida have expressed concern about Dog’s entry into the state, and it’s fair to say that they aren’t exactly his biggest fans.
In fact, experts have stated that Dog might be charged with “kidnapping or false imprisonment” if Laundrie is ever arrested.
He continued by saying that Dog doesn’t have a license because of his extensive criminal history. Chapman, for example, spent five years in state prison after being found guilty of first-degree murder in 1976.
Although he hasn’t had any luck so far, it turns out that if he were to track down and capture Laundrie, Dog might end up in legal trouble.
FAQ
Are Dog the Bounty Hunter shows real?
The adventures of real-life bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman and his family pursuing actual fugitives in the Hawaiian Islands are chronicled in this television series. It originated from a 2003 episode of A&E’s “Take This Job,” a program that profiled people with unusual jobs.
Why is Dog the Bounty Hunter not licensed?
When a drug deal went bad in 1976, Chapman was involved when one of his partners shot and killed a man. Due to his first-degree murder conviction, the former A&E star is unable to obtain the necessary licenses.
How does Dog the bounty get paid?
Bounty hunters, or bail enforcement officers as they are officially known, bargain with the bail bondsman for a fee; this fee is typically 10–20% of the total bail owed. They are only compensated if they are successful in locating the lawbreaker.