Career
Leland started out working for his father, Duane "Dog" Chapman, at their family's bail bonds company, Da Kine Bail Bonds. Other family members working for the company include Beth Chapman (née Smith; Dog's current wife), Duane Lee Chapman (Dog's son/Leland's brother), and "Baby" Lyssa Chapman (Dog's daughter/Leland's half-sister), among others. Cecily his younger sister Garry boy his younger brother Bonnie joe is younger sister On September 14, 2006, Leland Chapman was arrested along with Duane "Dog" Chapman and Tim Chapman by U.S. Marshals at the request of the Mexican government and was to be extradited to Mexico to face charges of "deprivation of liberty". The charges stem from an incident in which Leland, Dog, and Tim were chasing fugitive and serial rapist Andrew Luster, the Max Factor Cosmetics heir. They captured Luster on June 18, 2003 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Shortly after the capture, the three were themselves arrested by Puerto Vallarta police officers; the three posted bail but never returned to Mexico for their court hearing on July 15, 2003. Leland, Dog, and Tim were released from custody on bail; Leland and Tim's bail was set at $100,000 each, while Dog's was set at $300,000. They faced an extradition hearing to Mexico, under the terms of treaties between the United States and Mexico. On the August 4, 2007 episode of Larry King Live, it was announced that the Mexican government had dropped the charges filed against the three bounty hunters.
Leland, along with his brothers, Duane Lee and Wesley Chapman formed Chapbros Media. The company has launched an iPhone, iPod Touch and website talent contest application called, "Show Off". The company is no longer in business.
In 2011 it was rumored Duane Lee and Leland quit the show. The March 21, 2012 episode showed Duane Lee telling Beth “You want me fired, you gotta fire me," and then Leland weighed in, saying “I quit too.” In 2012, the two brothers admitted leaving the show. In a tweet from Beth she wrote, "It will take 6 weeks to get thru the whole thing tonight's jus the beginning".
Since leaving the show Leland operates his own Bail Bond Company on the Big Island of Hawaii and heads Bounty Hunter Tactical Supply Co. while Duane Lee moved to Florida. Duane Lee and Leland severed all ties with their family.
Leland has 3 children: Dakota Chapman, Cobie Blane Chapman,and Leiah Breanna Chapman.
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