Leland Chapman

Leland Chapman

Leland Blaine Chapman (born December 14, 1976) in Groom, Texas USA. An American bail bondsman and bounty hunter, boxer, kick boxer, extreme boxing and mixed martial arts fighter most noted for his role on A&E TV's Dog the Bounty Hunter, in which he, along with his father Duane "Dog" Chapman and various friends and family track down and capture wanted

Leland Blaine Chapman was born the third son of Duane Chapman and his first wife, La Fonda Sue Darnall (née Honeycutt). When Leland was eight months old, his father was sent to prison. During Dog's incarceration, Leland's parents divorced; he didn't see his father again until he was eight years old, when Dog gained visitation rights to see him and his brother, Duane Lee. Until then, Leland had believed that his stepfather was his biological father Leland refused to call him dad

Leland spent his early years in Pampa, Texas, but during his teen years, moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado. As a teenager Leland ran away from home and began skipping school. Unable to handle him any longer, his mother put him into foster care, where he was placed in a boy's care home. At thirteen, Leland was given the option to go back into foster care or go to live with his father; he chose to live with his father.

At seventeen, Leland began training in boxing and mixed martial arts with the help of his good friend, Sonny Westbrook (who has appeared many times on Dog the Bounty Hunter). In 2003 Leland gave up competing in boxing, kickboxing and Extreme Boxing after injuring to his left knee, even after surgery he was told he could never fight again he risked the loss of use of his leg. During early filming of Dog The Bounty Hunter, Leland can be seen wearing a knee brace after he had spent 4 months off his feet.