Updated at 4:12 p.m., Wednesday, February 21, 2007
'Dog' Chapman still fighting extradition to Mexico
Advertiser Staff
A lawyer for Duane "Dog" Chapman said today that he has gotten official word that an appeals court in Mexico has turned down his appeal of a ruling that Chapman, his son Leland and colleague Timothy Chapman can be extradited to Mexico to stand trial on a charge of deprivation of liberty.Attorney William Bollard said he intends to appeal the appeals court ruling and that none of the Chapmans are going anywhere anytime soon.
The Chapmans stand accused of unlawfully depriving international fugitive and convicted serial rapist Andrew Luster, who is now serving a 124 year sentence in California, of his freedom when the three caught up with Luster last year in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and attempted to take him back to the United States.
Bollard said he will file his appeal of the Mexican appeals court ruling on Tuesday. He said the Mexican court dismissed his appeal of the charges against the Chapmans on a technicality and did not consider the merits of his request to have charges against the three dropped.
