Former TV star Duane 'Dog' Chapman will not be extradited to Mexico to face a pending appeal of kidnapping charges against him.

The star of reality TV show Dog The Bounty Hunter had traveled with two members of his crew, including his son, to Mexico to capture serial rapist Andrew Luster - the heir to the Max Factor cosmetics empire - in Puerto Vallarta on the Pacific coast in June 2003.

Chapman fell foul of the Mexican legal system by embarking on the mission, because bounty hunting is deemed illegal in the Latin American country.

Prosecutors in the country wanted to extradite Chapman on kidnapping charges, but Judge Barry Kurren dismissed the move on Monday (05Nov07).

Chapman's lawyer James Quadra says, "I don't think they have any regrets whatsoever in facilitating the capture of Mr. Luster, who is a known and convicted rapist. Though this has been a difficult process, they are proud of what they have done."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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