Leland Chapman

About Leland Chapman

Leland Blane Chapman was born 14th December , 1976 in Pampa, Texas, U.S.A) and is a Hawaii-based bail bondsman and bounty hunter. Leland Chapman is well known for appearing on the television show Dog the Bounty Hunter with his father, Duane "Dog" Chapman. Leland is Dog's third son, and he helped capture Max Factor's heir, Andrew Luster with Dog and Tim Chapman.

Leland's mother is La Fonda Darnell. At the age of six months, Leland's father, Duane "Dog" Chapman, was sentenced to jail for murder. While his father was incarcerated, Leland's parents divorced. Leland did not see his father again until he was eight years old.

During his early teenage years, Leland lived in Denver, Colorado, where he was involved in the gang culture. In the 1990s he and the rest of his family moved to Hawaii. His grandparents Barbara Chapman and Wesley Chapman later joined the family and opened up a bail bonds office on the Big Island of Hawaii. He was arrested at age 17 for mugging a tourist, according to the Stone article.