Beth Chapman, wife of Duane "The Dog" Chapman, was in court Wednesday.
A restraining order was filed against her over a phone call that allegedly escalated into threats.
The famous couple known nationally for catching fugitives from the show "Dog The Bounty Hunter," walked into Honolulu District Court Wednesday morning.
Beth Chapman is accused of harassing a Honolulu attorney over the phone.
Attorney Glenn Honda filed a court order against Chapman claiming that on March 29th, she called his office at least nine times, berating, screaming and threatening him.
"What she did was harass us and she made us fear for our safety, the safety of everybody in this office. And if that makes for good television that’s maybe her motivation I have no idea,” said Honda.
Chapman’s attorney calls the restraining order frivolous.
"It’s a scheme on the part of Mr. Honda to simply extort money from my client,” said Howard Glickstein, Chapman’s attorney.
Beth Chapman calls it a casualty of doing business.
She said she was trying to get information verified on a case involving Honda’s hanai son who is out on bail.
According to Duane "The Dog" Chapman, Honda’s hanai son has nine sex assault charges on a minor against him.
"Mr. Honda took offense to that and felt that we shouldn’t have the authority to be able to call them and find out what they paid for collateral,” said Beth Chapman.
After both sides met with the judge, Honda decided to lift the restraining order, so the judge dismissed the case with prejudice which means Honda can still file a civil lawsuit against Chapman.
"If he wants to go ahead and file a civil suit he’s welcome to do it but it would be a very bad idea,” said Glickstein.
Honda says he still plans to file a civil lawsuit against Chapman.
He says Chapman’s attorneys tried to persuade him to give up his rights to do that but he refused.
"We’re not gonna give up any of our rights against them. I don’t care how much of a bully your attorney is and how much of a bully you are with your big long hair or whatever it is, we’re not gonna give up our rights,” said Honda.
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