Who Let The Dog Out

Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006 - 2:35 a.m.

Here's the follow-up on the arrest of Duane Chapman et al:

TV reality star Duane "Dog" Chapman and two co-stars accused of illegal detention and conspiracy in the bounty hunters' capture of a cosmetics company heir in Mexico posted bail and were released Friday. Chapman was released on $300,000 bail, while his co-stars on the popular A&E show "Dog The Bounty Hunter" were freed on $100,000 bail each.

Chapman, his son, Leland Chapman, and associate Timothy Chapman, no relation, were arrested Thursday on charges stemming from the capture of Max Factor heir Andrew Luster on June 18, 2003, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, officials said.

Chapman's capture of Luster, who had fled the country during his trial on charges he raped three women, catapulted the 53-year-old bounty hunter to fame and led to the reality series on A&E. Luster is now serving a 124-year prison term.

The men are now required to wear electronic monitoring devices until they return to court for extradition hearings to face trial in Mexico. The judge said they were not flight risks.

Reporters and fans packed the courtroom, and several supporters held signs outside the federal courthouse saying, "Let our hero go."

Chapman's son Leland, 29, and Timothy Chapman, 41, assist him in exploits chronicled for the TV show around the Hawaiian Islands. The show focuses on Chapman's family as much as the bounty hunting, which generally involves tracking down bail jumpers, often creating emotional scenes with repentant captives.

Yes, he and his posse have unfinished business in Mexico.They don't have a problem with that, and as stated in previous news releases, they'll go see what needs to be done. This situation is as resolved as it can be for the present time.

But I have a question. Why in all the name of all that is reasonable did the Mexican government suddenly decide this was a priority? Like I said before, I think they're just trying to get money out of the Chapman family now that Dog has made a name for himself.

Far worse than that -- is our government prepared to deport all Mexican citizens in our jails and prisons who arrived here by illegal means? Why are we spending money keeping them here? They'd have SO much more fun in a Mexican jail!

Oh well. I'll fix this mess as soon as I'm in charge of the world.

Anyway -- I found the email address of the family's publicist and I wrote her a note that said in part:

I can't believe the Mexican government has no problem promptly returning dozens of stinky barf-covered kids to the USA on the Monday after Spring Break -- but they want to extradite Dog & Co?... Sorry. Does not compute.

Please add my voice to the masses when I say this entire thing is so fishy I'm surprised there aren't a bunch of cats following the marshalls down the street.

So the boys are out, and wearing their bracelets until things are settled.

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Okay, Project Runway fans -- here's the link to the styles that were shown on Friday morning in New York.

All four of the final contestants got to show. Yay!

I must say, that even though he got eliminated kind of early on, Malan Breton's blog is the most fun to read, especially if you read it out loud and do you very best to imitate Edna Mode while doing so.

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There you go. Have a good Saturday.

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