A&E Cancels Patrick Swayze Show

Patrick Swayze’s police drama The Beast will not be renewed for a second season, U.S. network A&E has announced.

Swayze, who is suffering from pancreatic cancer, made 13 episodes of the series, starring as a veteran FBI agent in Chicago.

Swayze kept shooting the series despite undergoing chemotherapy that he described as “hell on wheels.”

A&E president Bob DeBitetto, quoted in the Hollywood Reporter, said Swayze’s work on the show was “an inspiration to us all” and the series “has truly been a labour of love for everyone.”

The series, which drew an average audience of about 1.3 million viewers per episode, was not deemed to be a ratings hit.

Swayze, best known for roles in the films Dirty Dancing, Ghost and Road House, is currently writing his memoirs.

Now 56, he has acknowledged publicly that he may have less than two years to live.

Announcing Our Official Twitter Site.

Add us at @dogsupporter for the latest updates and articles on DOG and his posse. We have staff investigating various fan sites. We will recommend the best fan sites possible, who to avoid, and the truth about others. It is time to remove the shield of anonymity that some use to attack others. We will look behind the at the news behind the news. Thanks to our friends at A&E for great cooperation.

@dogsupporter will have complete coverage of DOG and his crew, both good and bad.

Thanks

Janice, TJ, et al.

New Blog Staff Member

We welcome today, a new writer for the blog to pitch in. My summer is busy with our children and like being outside. Chicago is the best in the summer, see you at Wrigley. Our new writer has a degree in Journalism as well as investigative report. Her husband works in law enforcement and his viewpoint as an officer, will add a new dimension. Thanks to TJ for joining the Dog The Bounty Hunter News Source. I will be active also, but ready for some baseball and sun.

Thank you to our readers for their support. Our views are at the highest level ever and we have some interesting investigations on the way.

Janice.

Look for us on Twitter shortly.

Bill Schoewe Fails. Dog the bounty hunter won’t be charged

Dog the bounty hunter won’t be charged

A judge on Monday rejected an attorney’s attempt to force prosecutors to charge bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman with falsely reporting that a man had fired a gun at him and his crew.

Fourth Judicial District Judge J. Patrick Kelly ruled that the District Attorney’s Office had carefully reviewed the case in which Hoang M. Nguyen initially was arrested on allegations that he fired a gun while fleeing from Chapman and local bail bondsman Bobby Brown.

Prosecutors dismissed the case on May 14, pointing to conflicting witness statements and the lack of any evidence showing that a gun had been fired.

Deputy Public Defender Bill Schoewe, who had represented Nguyen, filed a motion seeking to compel prosecutors to charge Chapman and others with false reporting and attempting to influence a public servant.

Schoewe contended that the allegations against his client, whom Chapman and Brown were pursuing on a bail-jumping case, was a publicity stunt for Chapman’s A&E television show “Dog the Bounty Hunter.”

Kelly noted that Schoewe’s role as Nguyen’s attorney came to an end when the charges against his client were dismissed. The judge also ruled that Nguyen had failed to file a statement supporting his claim and instead simply attached a transcript of the May 14 court hearing.

Finally, Kelly concluded that Nguyen and his attorney failed to prove that the prosecutor’s decision not to bring charges against Chapman, his son and Brown was “arbitrary and capricious.”

“The District Attorney performed his function and duty when he decided that the defendant’s case could not be successfully prosecuted in spite of the apparent attention that surrounded the allegations against the defendant,” Kelly wrote.
Schoewe said he was disappointed with the judge’s ruling.

“I think it’s a shame that these guys can come into town and play wild west cowboys and get away with that,” he said.

Chapman’s publicist could not be reached for comment. Brown said he was elated by the decision.

“I have a lot of faith in the system,” said Brown. Speaking just for himself, he added, “I think the allegations the public defender made were just simply outrageous.

“To think that we were out for publicity … it just didn’t make sense,” he added. “That thing happened in a matter of five seconds.”

Tim Chapman Update

We phoned our friend at Dakine. Tim is in the middle of divorce proceedings. He is now a single dad and is unavailable to work the hours production demands

Janice

Bounty hunter’s Mesa County visit to be aired

By PAUL SHOCKLEY/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Sunday, June 14, 2009

Duane “Dog” Chapman’s strange venture into Mesa County justice is apparently ready for prime time.

In the continuation of a three-part series on A&E Television’s “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” Chapman’s brief visit to Grand Junction in September 2008 and the manhunt that followed will be broadcast Wednesday, according to the A&E Web site.

The broadcast is scheduled for 7 p.m. on A&E, while a third and final installment is scheduled at the same time on June 24. The first episode debuted last Wednesday.

Chapman swept into the Mesa County Justice Center on Sept. 3, 2008, in search of a Mesa County fugitive, Marco Antonio Padilla. Chapman apprehended at least four suspected associates along the way in travels that took him to Denver and Pueblo. But Padilla, 33, who was Chapman’s main target, got away.

Padilla is still wanted on a $150,000 warrant.

“We’d certainly like to see Marco in custody,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Dan Rubinstein said.

Chapman was hired by a St. Louis-based insurance company, which was legally responsible for a $75,000 bond that Padilla skipped out on before trial. Padilla didn’t show in November 2007 to face charges including conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, as well as a special-offender count.

While Padilla eluded “Dog,” he’s apparently keeping tabs on legal matters in Mesa County.

According to court records, a Denver attorney hired by Padilla filed a motion in Mesa County District Court on April 22, seeking records in Padilla’s case. District Judge Valerie Robison denied the request.

Small remainder at http://www.gjsentinel.com

Note To James Marshall

TO : James
jim.marshall@serversider.com

If you want to contact our site with lies about DOG and crew, please try to use some actual truth. Tim was found innocent of all charges as expected. Attacking DOG and BETH also with libelous statements will not help your case. We certainly publish the news as it comes, but comments containing falsehoods and libel will not be published. Consider yourself lucky. We will not publish your manure.

DOG Comments On White Collar Criminals

From High Finance to Life on the Lam… newyorktimes.com
JUNE 5, 2009, 11:30 AM
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Marcus Schrenker, a former money manager accused of misleading his investors, is expected to plead guilty on Friday to faking his own death in a plane crash. The occasion has inspired Bloomberg News to take a look at the common mistakes that financiers make when they turn into fugitives.

Neither Mr. Schrenker (pictured above) nor Sam Israel, the hedge fund swindler who staged a suicide, managed to elude the authorities for very long — something Bloomberg chalks up to “lack of preparation for the rigors of life on the lam.”

As Duane Chapman, the star of A&E’s “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” rather poetically put it: “A criminal’s life has nothing but ups and downs, whereas a white-collar criminal has never seen the dark side, so when he enters that realm, he is lost.”

What are the do’s and don’ts for financial types hoping to make themselves disappear?

First of all, faking one’s own death rarely throws the authorities off for long if there’s no body left behind, Bloomberg says. Having lots of cash is essential, and heading for a campground that doesn’t require identification can work, for a time.

Leaving maps behind with certain pages torn out — something Mr. Schrenker reportedly did — certainly doesn’t help.

Note To R.J. Fernandez

When you throw out disrespect to others, you must expect it in return. DOG may have a different style, and it would not be much of a show if he captured grannies with speeding tickets while sitting on his lawn chair. We hear from a lot of law enforcement who are fans of his, including police officers and officials in Denver.

Maybe grabbing that shotgun and showing the ID theft on the show, will embarrass those thieves into leading better lives. I am sure you do your job well, but DOG is not out there attacking your style.

The man is different, but his message is needed. No to drugs, yes to second chances, if he can do it, anyone can do it.

If you notice, they ask permission to come in. Whether people know whether to say no is another question. That is not on DOG though.

Facts are. Your first comments were calling DOG a criminal, insulting
their egos etc. Then you would be pleased to meet them. The whole
line is now boring

To each his own.

TIme to move on, thank you.

Janice

Dog The Bounty Hunter Home. Updated

We noticed DOG has redesigned his page at www.dogthebountyhunter.com. It looks more update and features video of the mini-series. We give it a 7.5 out of 10. What do you think ?

Fan Club feature seems to be closed