BOUNTY HUNTER ARRESTED ON MEXICAN CHARGES.Byline: SUE DOYLE Staff Writer Duane ``Dog'' Chapman hunts down fugitives for a living, but on Thursday the brawny brawn·y adj. 1. Strong and muscular. 2. Hardened; calloused. bounty hunter Name for a category of persons who are offered a promised gratuity in return for "hunting" down and capturing or killing a designated target, usually a person or animal. and two co-stars from his reality TV show were arrested for the way they carried out their most high-profile snare snare (snar) a wire loop for removing polyps and tumors by encircling them at the base and closing the loop. snare n. . Chapman, his son Leland and associate Timothy Chapman, who is not related to them, were arrested at their Oahu homes in Hawaii by U.S. marshals acting on an extradition request from Mexico. Mexican authorities have filed conspiracy and kidnapping charges against the three in connection with their June 18, 2003, capture of Max Factor cosmetics heir Andrew Luster Andrew Stuart Luster (b. December 15, 1963) is the great-grandson of cosmetics giant Max Factor, Sr. and an heir to the Max Factor cosmetics fortune who was convicted of a series of rapes in 2003. For much of his life, he was supported by a $3. in Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta (pwār`tō väyär`tä), city (1990 pop. 93,503), Jalisco state, W Mexico. Located on the expansive Bahía de Banderas [Bay of Flags], Puerto Vallarta has been used since the 16th cent. , said U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman Jaclyn Lesch. Mona K. Wood, publicist to the star of the weekly TV show ``Dog The Bounty Hunter'' called the arrests shocking and said he would be vindicated. ``Chapman is a true modern-day hero. He arrests the bad guys -- he is definitely not one of them,'' Wood said. Luster fled the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. during his 2003 trial for drugging three women in Ventura County and raping them while unconscious. Convicted in absentia in absentia (in ab-sensh-ee-ah) adj. or adv. phrase. Latin for "in absence," or more fully, in one's absence. Occasionally a criminal trial is conducted without the defendant being present when he/she walks out or escapes after the trial has begun, since the accused , he received a 124-year sentence and now sits behind bars in a California prison. Mexican authorities arrested Chapman, his son and Timothy Chapman in 2003 for allegedly kidnapping Luster. Mexican officials claim the men posted bail and never returned for their court date. U.S. marshals took the three into custody early Thursday morning. They later faced a federal hearing before a U.S. magistrate who will determine the legality of the extradition request, said Larry Butrick, Hawaii-based criminal chief for the U.S. attorney. It could take days before a decision is made. If the federal court finds the extradition legal, the matter will head to the State Department, where officials will decide whether to issue a surrender warrant to the Mexican government, Butrick said. An unknown before his highly publicized capture of Luster in Mexico, Chapman became an instant TV sensation after his return to the United States. His popular reality TV show chronicles his adventures as a bounty hunter. sue.doyle(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3746 |
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