Tim Chapman is not dead but where is he now? Wife, kids, net worth.

If you are a fan of the old-fashioned way of hunting criminals, then bounty hunters are probably right up your alley. Even though you don’t see them these days, bounty hunters were around up to a few years ago. And while the profession is gradually dying out, the hunters are still around. Tim Chapman is one of those old-fashioned bounty hunters who is also the most famous. The 5-year-old is a retired American bounty hunter who rose to fame following his appearances in the reality TV series, Dog the Bounty Hunter. The series featured Tim Chapman and Duane Chapman as they hunted down fugitives around the states. In this article, we will bring everything to know about Tim including his wife, kids, and net worth.

Early Life:

Timothy Charles ‘Youngblood’ Chapman was born on the 13th of May 1965 in Ventura, California. Tim’s parents Ronald Chapman and Diane Wimberly got a divorce when Tim was just two years old. This resulted in Tim and his brother Russell spending their childhood with Ronald’s parents rather than their own parents. This temporary arrangement was discarded two years later when Tim went to live with his father and Russel stayed with his mother. Born into a family of bondsmen, Tim was fascinated by the lifestyle of his family. He continued the family business and arrested his first fugitive at the age of 15. On the academic side, Tim graduated from the local high school and forfeited college for a career as a bounty hunter. 

Professional Career:

Following in the footsteps of his parents, Tim began working as a bounty hunter. He later met a man Duane Chapman and the pair established a new company by the name of Da Kine Bail Bonds. The company grew in stature and Duane was contacted for a potential TV show. In 2004, the A&E network announced a new reality series entitled, Dog the Bounty Hunter. The series followed Duane and Tim in their exploits till it ended on the 23rd of June 2012. 

Getting Arrested:

Even though Tim has worked for the law most of his life, he has found himself on the other side of it. In June of 2003, Tim and Duane were arrested while trying to arrest the fugitive rapist, Andrew Luster. The pair were arrested in Puerto Vallarta by the Mexican police. They never attended court for the arrest and left by paying the bail amount. Charges were pressed three years later and the pair were arrested again in September 2006. But the charges were dropped a year later and the pair were free to go. 

Tim was again arrested in January of 2008 when he was playing with himself in the car. Even though initially charges were pressed for terroristic threatening, and exposing himself in public, Tim was declared free to go after a court hearing. 

Personal Life 

Wife and Kids:

Tim has been married twice and is a father of five children. He was first married to Davina Chapman, who fell in love with Tim due to his working life. The pair gave birth to four children named Summer Rain, Autumn Sky, Storm Hunter, and Thunder Cloud. But Davina left Tim after his second arrest in 2008. 

Tim didn’t enter the dating pool before the divorce was finalized. This was back in 2010. Tim then had affair with an unidentified woman. The pair are parents to a baby boy, Tim Jr. Tim is currently married to 

Net Worth: 

Tim has hanged up his boots as a bounty hunter and is enjoying a quiet retirement. As of now, Tim has an estimated net worth of $1.5 Million.