Dec 8, 11:43 AM (ET)
HONOLULU (AP) - A court hearing in Mexico that could drop charges against TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman or order his criminal case to proceed has been rescheduled to Dec. 22.
The hearing was to begin Monday in Guadalajara but was postponed because a report from a lower court was not received.
The 53-year-old star of the A&E reality series "Dog the Bounty Hunter" is charged under Mexican law with deprivation of liberty for his June 2003 capture of convicted rapist Andrew Luster, the Max Factor heir, in Puerto Vallarta. Luster is serving a 124-year prison term.
Chapman's attorney, William Bollard, will present arguments in Mexico, and Chapman is not expected to attend the closed hearing.
Chapman was arrested Sept. 14 along with his son and another associate and is free on $300,000 bail. He has been fighting extradition. He faces up to four years in a Mexican jail if convicted.
The capture of Luster shot the Honolulu-based bounty hunter to fame and led to the TV series. Luster's disappearance set off an international manhunt by police, FBI and bounty hunters trying to recoup some of the bond money. Luster is now serving a 124-year prison term.
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