Bail Bondsman shoots suspect

Man shot by bail bondsman speaks out
WAVY-TV
Chesapeake police say a bail bondsman pulled the trigger when he was serving a warrant last week. The man who was shot is now speaking out. "When [the bondsman] put [the gun] to my gut, I turned a little and that's what caused it to angle and not go ...

Bounty Hunter killed with own gun

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Owner of bail bond company charged with hiring convicted felon as bounty hunter TriCities.com Police have charged the owner of a bail bond company with hiring convicted felon Joseph Scott Horne for the mid-August bounty hunter job that ultimately left him dead by his own gun in a Bristol mobile home park. Company owner Ralph B. Hawkins, of the ...

Crime does not pay...even to Bounty Hunters

Stroudsburg bounty hunter pleads guilty in NJ fraud case
Pocono Record
The bounty hunter, Adel Mikhaeil, 47, who formerly lived in Jersey City, also pleaded guilty to paying $92,000 in bribes to an insurance company executive and an employee of a company that locates fugitives for bail bond insurers in return for giving ...
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You must play by the rules!

Many questions surround alleged bounty hunter, the late Joseph Scott Horne
TriCities.com
By law, a bail bondsman is a person who both foots the bail money for a defendant hoping to get out of jail and chases them down if they skip a court appearance. A bounty hunter is the professional hired by the bondsman to help capture that fugitive.

Bounty hunter killed

Bounty hunter killed while trying to arrest the wrong person
TriCities.com
Bounty hunter Joshua Scott Horne, 32, of Bristol, Tenn., died early Friday of a single shot from his own gun while trying to arrest the wrong person. Witnesses said Horne ran up to his target, aimed his pistol and yelled that the guy was under arrest.

Wrong guy big trouble!

Bounty Hunter Chases Down Wrong Man, Faces Assault Charge
Patch.com
A bounty hunter is accused of chasing a Hopkins man with a baton after he mistook the man for his target, according to court documents released Friday. Police found 43-year-old Charles Ray Damrow, of Farmington, with a black collapsible baton on his belt, ...

Bondsman shoots at fleeing fugitive

AZ bail bondsman shoots at fleeing fugitive
KPHO Phoenix
A bail bondsman attempting to confront a fugitive in the parking lot of a Phoenix office building Tuesday afternoon fired shots at the man's vehicle after he felt threatened, police said. Neither the bondsman nor the fleeing fugitive were injured. The bondsman ...