Is Dog the Bounty Hunter in Prison?

Answer 1

Not Currently. Duane Chapman, more commonly known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, did spend time in the Texas State Penitentiary in the late 1970's after being convicted of murder. He had been waiting in a nearby car while a friend was trying to by some "pot". The friend (possibly accidentally) shot the dealer in the midst of a fight. Since it was a killing in the midst of committing a crime it became murder and Duane got charged as an accessory for being involved in the drug deal.

Duane did spend some time in a Mexican jail and in federal detention in connection with his capture of Andrew Luster, a convicted rapist, who jumped bail and fled to Mexico. The Mexican authorities charged him and his team with kidnapping since bounty hunting is not legal in Mexico. After he was released on bail, Duane and his team became bail-jumpers themselves and returned to the USA. Eventually Mexican authorities got the US Marshalls to arrest them and requested they be extradited back to Mexico. After spending a night in federal detention (Duane referred to it as "federal prison") he was released on bail. Eventually a court in Mexico dismissed all criminal charges pending against Duane based on the statute of limitations expiring.