Updated at 7:31 p.m., Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Mexican court could decide on 'Dog' by Friday
Advertiser Staff
A decision may come by Friday from a Mexican court on the validity of the the arrests of Duane "Dog" Chapman, son Leland Chapman and associate Tim Chapman in Mexico after they caught cosmetics heir Andrew Luster, Duane Chapman's spokeswoman said today.If the Mexican court throws out the arrests, Duane Chapman and the two others would not have to return to Mexico and the extradition proceedings against the three would be dropped, spokeswoman Mona Woods said.
The federal District Court in Guadalajara, Mexico, heard two days of hearings. It will now review the matter and issue a ruling, which may come as early as Friday, but no deadline was set, Woods said.
Duane Chapman, star of the A&E television show "Dog the Bounty Hunter," was arrested in 2003 in Mexico after he caught Luster, who was wanted in California on charges of drugging and raping three women. Duane Chapman and the other two were charged by Mexican authorities with illegal detention.
The charges led to U.S. authorities arresting the three in Honolulu in September for the extradition case. The three were later released on bail.
