Lyssa Chapman
| Lyssa Rae Chapman II | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1987 Denver, Colorado |
| Other names | Baby Lyssa |
| Occupation | Bounty hunter Bail bondsman Television personality |
| Years active | (2005-present) |
| Spouse | Brahman "Bo" Galanti (2009-2011) |
| Children | Abbie Mae Chapman Madalynn Grace Chapman-Galanti |
| Website | |
| dogthebountyhunter.com | |
Lyssa Rae Chapman II, more commonly known as "Baby Lyssa" (born June 10, 1987) is an American bail bondswoman and bounty hunter, most noted for her role on A&E TV's Dog the Bounty Hunter, in which she, along with her father Duane "Dog" Chapman and various friends and family track down and capture wanted fugitives.
[edit] Personal life and career
Lyssa Rae Chapman was born the tenth child of Duane "Dog" Chapman and his third wife, Lyssa Rae Brittain (née Greene). Lyssa was raised by her father until she was eleven, after that she went to live with her mother in a small Alaskan town, and had no contact with her father for six years. Lyssa works for her father, Duane "Dog" Chapman, at their family's bail bonds company, Da Kine Bail Bonds.
Lyssa's first daughter, Abbie Mae Chapman (born June 11, 2002) was born the day after Lyssa's fifteenth birthday. It was revealed in an interview during Lyssa's second pregnancy, that Abbie's father had been twenty-four at the time of conception. He was subsequently arrested and went to jail for sexually abusing a minor.
On February 20, 2009, Lyssa married Brahman "Bo" Galanti (born July 24, 1973) at Lanikuhonua at Ko Olina in Oahu, Hawaii.[1] Along with Lyssa's daughter Abbie and Bo's daughter Serena, the couple have one child together, Madalynn Grace Chapman-Galanti (born August 7, 2009). In February 2011, Lyssa filed for divorce from Galanti.[2] On March 15, 2011, Lyssa was arrested for criminal property damage and assaulting a police officer.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Dog the Bounty Hunter episode "Father of the Bride"
- ^ "Dog the Bounty Hunter's Daughter Lyssa Files for Divorce". US Magazine. February 3, 2011. http://www.usmagazine.com/healthylifestyle/news/dog-the-bounty-hunters-daughter-lyssa-files-for-divorce-201132. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ "Dog the Bounty Hunter's daughter, Lyssa Chapman, arrested in Hawaii". CBS News. March 17, 2011. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20044366-504083.html. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
