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Quentin Tarantino’s next big project, “Django Unchained,” has a pretty stellar cast lined up and looks to add another big-name star to that list. According to Nola, Kevin Costner is in talks with the director about playing the role of a “sadistic trainer.”

The film is what is known as a “Southern”- essentially a Western theme set in the South. It’s the story of a former slave that trains to be a bounty hunter in order to gain the freedom of his enslaved wife.

So far, the casting list for the film will include Jamie Foxx as the title role, along with Christoph Waltz as the man who teaches him to become a bounty hunter. Leonardo DiCaprio will Read more »

Our friends over at Collateral Magazine, conducted an interview with novelist Janet Evanovich about her thoughts on the upcoming big screen debut featuring her bounty hunter book series.  People constant ask us if there is much reality in the Stephanie Plum books and we wrote Bounty Hunters and Bail Bondsmen: Stephanie Plum vs. Reality.

Well, our jobs may not be as flashy as Stephanie’s, but Janet Evanovich sure makes it seem exciting. Evanovich, author of 16 novels including the signature series of “Stephanie Plum,” the bounty hunter, is hitting the big screen. Evanovich has a large following of fans and can write in a masterful way, always keeping readers on the edge of their seats and wanting more. She has reached the best sellers list numerous times, so much in fact, that there is a scheduled release date of June 3, 2011 for her One For The Money.

According to Collateral Magazine, Evanovich began writing about a bounty hunter character after being inspired Read more »

In a movie that has been years in the pre-production making, actress, Katherine Heigl has signed on to play Janet Evanovitch’s best selling book character, Stephanie Plum in the upcoming film, One For The Money.

The hit Stephanie Plum book series by Evanovitch have created quite a stir. Her latest, Sizzling Sixteen, is already a New York Times best seller. Working for her cousin Vinnie at “Vincent Plum Bail Bonds”, Plum is less than realistic young bounty hunter, but is more than lovable in spunky, heroic way to Evanovitch’s following.

Katherine Heigl has pushed to Read more »

First fraudulently obtaining bail bonds, now lying to the police and worse: J.C. Mullins, Jr., of Abingdon Bail Bonds, reportedly engaged four thugs, one of whom he had bailed out, to find one a “skip” — someone who failed to appear in court on a bail bond.

According to the Bristol Harold Currier, three people are charged with abduction, robbery, impersonating a law enforcement officer, conspiracy and sexual battery and a fourth is charged as an accessory after they posed as drug enforcement agents and pulled a woman from her car, hand-cuffed her, strip searched her and turned her over to Mullins. This is behavior that reputable bounty hunters wouldn’t engage in.

As we reported back in July, Mullins Read more »

A Louisanna woman who bailed her son out of jail for suspected domestic violence (who subsequently didn’t show up for court) claims that she had her rights violated by the bail bondsman.  The woman says that the bondsman and local police officers invaded her privacy and put fear in her. Well, anyone would feel this way if armed persons knocked on your door, entered your house, told you to step outside, and proceeded to search your house, right?

Of course, but let’s step in to a bail bondsman’s shoes. Read more »

I am not a Dog the Bounty Hunter fan, per se. However, when people first find out that I’m a bail bondsman the question of “Dog” inevitably comes up. So, I follow Duane Chapman, aka “The Dog”, to some limited extent.

I recently ran across an article where I learned something new about Chapman - a Tony Robbins influence:

Chapman also said that, besides religion, “my changing point was Anthony Robbins.”

When they first met, he says, Robbins said to him: “You’re the greatest challenge of my life.” They embarked on a partnership Read more »

Oregon: Go To Jail, Stay There

As a former Oregonian, I find it interesting that the state legislator is finally considering allowing bail bond companies to operate in the state of Oregon. While Oregon alllows for bail, bail bond companies have been unable to operate in Oregon since 1974. Only four states in the US do not allow bondsman. HB 2682 would require an interim committee to study the issue prior to the next legislative session. Allowing bondsmen should allow more people to get out on bail while being overseen by bondsmen, relieving pressure in jails while providing assurances for return to court.

Oregon: Skipping Bail? Go There

Apparently, HB 2682 specifically is written to permit sureties to offer commercial surety release (or, in plain English, bondsman can provide bail bonds for a fee). Unfortunately, Oregon’s fugutive laws Read more »

Upon hearing that I am a female bail bondsman, the first thing I’m usually asked about is Dog The Bounty Hunter. However, several people have excitedly talked to me about Stephanie Plum. Honestly, however, I had never heard of her before someone asked me about two years ago. When the first person who told me about her wacky adventures, I could easily confirm that Ms. Plum was purely fiction.

Recently, I was on vacation and there were three Janet Evanovich books on the bookshelf where we stayed. I thought that the perfect opportunity to find out what Stephanie Plum is all about. It only took me to page 3 of Three to Get Deadly to see Read more »

Day 2 of the California Bail Agents Association (CBAA) Annual Convention featured bail bondsman education. In addition to an extensive review of local bail issues throughout the state, on Tuesday California bondsmen heard from a Professional Bail Recovery Panel. The informative panel of four professional fugitive recovery persons (known to most as “bounty hunters“) provided an in-depth review of California Penal Code Section 1299, the panel shared industry trends, pitfalls and ways that bondsmen can help make the recovery person’s job easier.

The day concluded with luncheon speaker Jose Solario, Assemblyman from the 69th District (Santa Ana) and Chair of the Public Safety Commission. Chairing such a committee, Assemblyman Solario has considerable insight into the jail system and the purpose of bail. He told bondsmen, “What you do saves tax payers money and keeps the public safe.” Read more »

Just when you think you’ve heard it all, another nut comes out of the woodwork… Whatever your profession, if you’re visiting a blog, you probably have various feeds and alerts that you check out daily on your industry. You have to keep up with what’s going on and, of course, you hope you’re not the last to hear the latest about your competition.

Now, all industries have their share of distressing news, and some certainly are more serious than others. But, when you’re a bail bondsman, the morning news alerts can be particularly interesting. Take this morning, Read more »