Dog the Bounty Hunter’s Family: Meet His Children, Their Mothers

Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman is the head of a booming brood that consists of 13 kids from 6 different associations. Scroll down to satisfy his household:

Christopher Michael Hecht

Pet dog grew to become a father for the first time as a teen when his ex-girlfriend Debbie White gave beginning to son Christopher in 1972. At the time of his son’s delivery, the upcoming bail bondsman was serving an 18-month prison sentence in Texas. He was later adopted by Keith Hecht and Gloria Hecht after his beginning mother tragically died by suicide. Christopher has confronted a sequence of legal woes through his daily life. He was reportedly arrested in 2008 on suspicions of a third-diploma assault. In February 2021, the Sun reported he was sentenced to 3 a long time in prison next a menacing arrest in Colorado.

Duane Lee II and Leland Blane Chapman

The truth star walked down the aisle for the very first time with La Fonda Sue Darnell. The pair welcomed sons Duane Lee II and Leeland in 1973 and 1976, respectively. Equally of his sons adopted in their dad’s footsteps to operate as bail bondsmen and worked alongside Dog at Da’Kine Bail Bonds in Hawaii. The two Duane Lee II and Leland also appeared on their father’s sequence Canine the Bounty Hunter.

Leeland, for his element, has been married two times. He first tied the knot with Maui Chapman in 1995, and they went on to welcome sons Dakota and Cobie in advance of their 2005 break up. He also shares daughter Leiah with ex Lynette Yi, from whom he break up right before he wed model Jamie Pilar Chapman in 2016.

Zebidiah, Wesley and James Robert Chapman

After his break up from Darnell, Puppy moved on with 2nd spouse Ann Tegnell, whom he wed in August 1979. The twosome welcomed their to start with boy or girl son Zebadiah in 1980, but the toddler passed away 1 month following his birth. Just after the reduction of Zebadiah, they later on welcomed sons Wesley and James Robert in 1980 and 1982, respectively, before selecting to separate.

Right after his parents break up, Wesley was lifted by his maternal grandparents and reconnected with his dad later in everyday living. He is the father of two daughters, Chloe and Peyton, from a past relationship. Wesley went on to located the nonprofit, The Human Challenge, and operates the Chapman Springs Ranch alongside his spouse Jodie.

Barbara Katie, Tucker Dee and Lyssa Rae Chapman

Canine tied the knot for the 3rd time in 1982 with Lyssa Rae Brittain following meeting at a bar two times in advance of their ceremony, which was reportedly performed by a Indigenous American main in the Colorado mountains. They share 3 youngsters: Barbara, Tucker and Lyssa Rae who have been born in 1982, 1983 and 1987, respectively. In 2006, Barbara tragically died at age 23 in a vehicle crash. She is survived by her son Travis.

Lyssa, for her component, is mother of daughters Abbie Mae and Madalynn with her ex-spouse Braham Galanti. She later moved on with Leiana Evensen whom she wed in 2022.

Bonnie Joanne and Garry Chapman

The fifth time was the allure for Canine when he fulfilled his late wife, Beth Chapman. The pair — who in the end wed in 2006 — welcomed two young children: Bonnie Joanne and Garry in 1998 and 2001, respectively before they tied the knot.

Considering that Beth’s passing in June 2019 thanks to difficulties of throat and lung cancer, Bonnie and her father have had their good share of ups and downs in excess of the yrs. In advance of his 2021 nuptials to Francie Fane, Bonnie accused her father of remaining unfaithful to her mother which expense her an invite to his wedding day.

Cecily Barmore-Chapman

Dog adopted Beth’s daughter Cecily, whom she had from a previous relationship, as soon as the few walked down the aisle.

Jon

In June 2023, Pet announced he experienced just “discovered” he had fathered a son named Jon whose birthday coincidentally landed on the exact day Beth had passed absent.

“For the past 4 yrs, this day was a awful reminder of a person of the best losses of my lifestyle,” he wrote by means of Instagram on the fourth anniversary of the dying of his late spouse. “But God redeemed this day when I found out my son Jon, who I just fulfilled not long ago, was born on this working day. So now instead of sorrow, this day has a new meaning. This is my son Jon and his wife Jodi.”

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Though Pet dog did not share any specifics about the identification of his son’s mom, he teased he would be sharing additional about Jon in his forthcoming memoir Nine Life and Counting, which will be accessible in 2024.