Leland Chapman
| Leland Chapman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Leland Blane Chapman December 14, 1976 Groom, Texas |
| Occupation |
Bounty hunter Bail bondsman Television personality Boxer |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Spouse(s) | Maui Chapman (m. 1995-2005) Jamie Pilar Chapman (m. 2016) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | hawaii-bailbonds |
Leland Blane Chapman (born December 14, 1976 in Groom, Texas) is an American bail bondsman and bounty hunter. His visibility with his family team shot upward as the family business became subjects of a reality show, on A&E TV's Dog the Bounty Hunter. He also starred in the television documentary program on CMT called Dog and Beth: On the Hunt.
Leland Blane Chapman was born the second son of Duane Chapman Sr. and his first wife, La Fonda Sue Darnall (née Honeycutt). When Chapman was 7 months old, his father was sent to prison. During Duane Chapman's incarceration, Chapman's parents divorced. He was unable to see his father again until he was eight years old, when the elder Chapman gained visitation rights to see him and his brother, Duane Lee. Until then, Chapman had believed that his stepfather was his biological father.
Chapman spent his early years in Pampa, Texas, but during his teen years, moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado. As a teenager Chapman ran away from home, began skipping school and joined a gang. Unable to handle him any longer, his mother put him in foster care and he was placed in a boys care home at 13. He was given the choice go back into foster care or go live with his father and he chose to live with his father.
Chapman graduated high school in June 1995, the only one among his brothers and sisters to have graduated from high school. He carried his oldest son Dakota as he walked in the graduation line.
At seventeen, Chapman 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 Chapman gave up competing in boxing, kickboxing and Extreme Boxing after injuring his left knee, as he was told after surgery that he could never fight again, or else he risked the loss of use of his leg. During early filming of Dog The Bounty Hunter, he can be seen wearing a knee brace after he had spent 4 months off his feet.
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