Lyssa Chapman Biography

Lyssa Chapman is known as Baby Lyssa who is an American businesswoman, former bail bondswoman as well as a bounty hunter. She is most noted for her role on the American reality television series, Dog the Bounty Hunter along with her father Duane "Dog" Chapman and several friends and family, track down and capture wanted fugitives.

She was arrested on March 15, 2011, for criminal property damage and assaulting a police officer.

She has been married to Brahman "Bo" Galanti from 2009 to 2011. The couple has one child together. She is engaged to Leina Evensen in 2018. She owned a tanning salon with her partner Leina Evensen.

Early Life And Education Of Lyssa Chapman

Lyssa Chapman was born as Lyssa Rae Chapman on June 10, 1987, in Denver, Colorado, United States of America. She belongs to white ethnicity and holds an American nationality.

Chapman is the daughter of Lyssa Worthington Greene Brittain and Duane 'Dog' Chapman. Her father is an American bounty hunter & a former bail bondsman whereas her mother was an alcoholic.

Chapman’s mother is the third wife of her father. As a child, her parents divorced and was raised by her father until she was ten after which she went to live with her mother in a small Alaskan town, Anderson, and had no contact with her father for six years.

She later worked with her father at the family bail bonds company, Da Kine Bail Bonds. She left to work with her family and did not become the part of their show that debuted in 2013. 

Chapman is the ninth of twelve children of her parents. She is the sister of Tucker Chapman and Barbara who was killed in car accident on 19 May 2006.

Chapman has half-sisters, Leland Chapman, Duane Lee Chapman Jr., Bonnie Jo Chapman, Garry Chapman,  Wesley Chapman, James Chapman, Zeb Chapman, Christopher Hecht and Nicholas Chapman, Cecily Chapman Barmore.  

Lyssa Chapman's Career

When she was 18 years old, Chapman began working as a bounty hunter and became one of the youngest bonds people in Hawaii. She also got licensed of a bounty hunter in the state of Colorado.  

Chapman came in limelight after appeared on A&E TV's "Dog the Bounty Hunter," along with her family member and friends.

Currently, she is the owner of Proper Choice Inc- A non-profit foundation, which educates the community on teen pregnancy. She is also the owner of Hawaii’s Premiere Tanning Salon, No Tan Lines LLP, Home of the Better Body Bed with Red Light Technology.

Lyssa Chapman's Net Worth

Lyssa Chapman earned a fine amount of net worth from her career which adds up to her net worth is around $500 thousand. 

Lyssa Chapman's Personal Life

Lyssa Chapman married an American Personality, Brahman "Bo" Galanti, on February 20, 2009, in Oahu, Hawaii. On August 2009, the pair welcomed their first child, a daughter Madalynn Grace. 

In February 2011, Chapman filed divorced with Galanti due to the domestic violence. Her husband, Galanti was violently abusing her during her pregnancy and she went to the marriage counselor, who helped her file for the divorce.

After her divorce with Galanti, Chapman went through a transition of sexuality. Now, she is a lesbian and dating her partner Leiana, who is a physical fitness trainer and Scuba Diver.

In 2014, Chapman and her two daughters Abbie and Madalynn were involved in a car accident in Hawaii, however, no injuries occurred in the crash.

Before her marriage, Chapman was already a mother of a child at the young age of 14, which was the result of sexual abuse.

The father of her first child was arrested for sexual assault. She gave birth to her first child, daughter Abbie Mae Chapman on 11th of June 2002.

A Serious Car Accident In 2014

In 2014, Chapman and her two daughters Madalynn and Abbie had a serious car accident in Hawaii near her residence.  Her black 4-door vehicle was involved in a collision in her hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii, according to TMZ. Emergency crews were called to the scene.

It’s unclear if there were any injuries or what caused the crash. But pieces of the car were strewn all over the road and the vehicle’s airbags were deployed.

Controversy

Chapman was arrested on March 15, 2011, for criminal property damage and assaulting a police officer. She was out drinking with her friends and Chapman was spotted out walking the streets at three in the morning.  The cops arrested her for disturbing the peace. 

Chapman was arrested on March 15, 2011, for criminal property damage and assaulting a police officer. She was out drinking with her friends and Chapman was spotted out walking the streets at three in the morning.  The cops arrested her for disturbing the peace. Chapman was arrested on March 15, 2011, for criminal property damage and assaulting a police officer. She was out drinking with her friends and Chapman was spotted out walking the streets at three in the morning.  The cops arrested her for disturbing the peace.