Judge lets Chapman travel for appearances
Associated Press
TV reality star Duane "Dog" Chapman, out on bail while international criminal charges are pending, had his electronic monitoring ankle bracelet removed yesterday for a trip to New York.
A judge agreed to temporarily free Chapman, of the popular A&E show "Dog the Bounty Hunter," of the ankle bracelet so he could attend previously scheduled public appearances on the East Coast, said his attorney, Brook Hart. Chapman will return to Honolulu on Wednesday.
"As a practical matter, traveling around with an ankle bracelet is not a very efficient practice," Hart said.
Chapman was released on $300,000 bail Sept. 15, the day after he and two co-stars were arrested for illegal detention and conspiracy in the bounty hunters' capture of a cosmetics company heir in Mexico.
Chapman must attend extradition hearings to face trial in Mexico, where bounty hunting is considered a crime.