Timothy Charles "Youngblood" Chapman (born May 13, 1965 in Ventura, California, USA) is a retired American bounty hunter, most noted for his role on A&E TV's Dog the Bounty Hunter, in which he along with Duane "Dog" Chapman and Dog's family track down and capture wanted fugitives.
Tim, a third generation bondsman, is the son of Ronald Chapman and a Colorado bondswoman, Diane Wimberly, whose slogan was, "Let A Blond Write Your Bond". According to Tim, he grew up in Ventura, California. His parents separated when he was 2 1/2-years-old and Tim and his brother, Russell J. Chapman, went to live with their paternal grandparents for two years. Tim spent his teenage years living with his mother and with his maternal grandparents, who owned and operated ABC Bail Bonds in Denver. Tim claims to have made his first civilian arrest at the age of 14 years.
During his time working at his mother's bail bond business, Chapman met Duane "Dog" Chapman. Although the two share no blood relation, Dog refers to Tim as his "blood-brother". Later, Tim joined Dog, Dog's long time girlfriend Beth Smith, and Dog's son Leland in Hawaii where they had started the Da Kine Bail Bonds company.
Tim Chapman was a regular cast member for the first four seasons of Dog the Bounty Hunter. Chapman did not appear in the show from season five, to the season seven episode "Mister Mom" which aired on April 14, 2010. Chapman explained that he had taken a break so that he could take care of his four children. He also was dealing with the fallout from his second arrest.
On September 14, 2006, Tim Chapman was arrested along with Duane "Dog" Chapman and Leland Chapman by U.S. Marshals at the request of the Mexican government, and were to be extradited to Mexico to face charges of "deprivation of liberty".