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Dog the Bounty Hunter’s Cop Son Reinstated After Fatal Car Crash
Dog the Bounty Hunter
Cop Son Back on Duty
…After Fatal Car Chase Firing
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Dog the Bounty Hunter‘s son is back in the police force in Alabama after being placed on leave — and then fired — following his involvement in a fatal high-speed car chase, TMZ can confirm.
Dog — real name Duane Chapman — posted the exciting news on social media Tuesday evening, sharing himself and several smiling family members surrounding his son Garry Chapman, who was dressed in a gray suit.
Today, God showed up.
After many prayers, my son Gary has officially been reinstated as an officer — cleared of any wrongdoing in the tragic pursuit that claimed the life of a young man. From the beginning, Gary acted with honor, courage, and integrity while doing his job to… pic.twitter.com/uIluTRphDJ
— Duane Dog Chapman (@DogBountyHunter) October 15, 2025
@DogBountyHunter
He celebrated the victory in a lengthy caption and praised his son for acting “with honor, courage, and integrity while doing his job to protect and serve” from the start, while also denouncing the car chase suspect.
Priceville Police Department Police Chief Jerry Holmes confirms to TMZ the decision was made Monday night, with the city council voting to repeal his firing. They instead gave him a 10-day suspension without pay.
As we reported … Garry was behind the wheel of a Sept. 6 chase that left 6 people hospitalized and 17-year-old Tristan Hollis dead.
He was swiftly placed on leave by the Priceville Police Department and then fired several weeks later.
However, Garry’s lawyer, Scott Morro, told us they would be appealing the decision before the town’s city council, which was a success.
TMZ has reached out to Priceville Mayor Sam Heflin for comment … so far, no word back.
Nick Reiner
Mental Illness + Drug Use = Unsolvable Puzzle
… Substance Abuse Expert Says
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Nick Reiner was an unsolvable dilemma for his parents … so says a substance abuse treatment expert.
Nick Mathews — the founder and CEO of Southern California-based treatment center Stillwater Behavioral Health — joined us on “TMZ Live,” and we asked him about Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner‘s son, who is charged with their murders.
For Mathews, Nick presented a treatment provider’s worst nightmare … he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, but had been in and out of rehab for years and struggled with substance abuse.
Just listen to Mathews explain all the challenges Nick would present for the rehab centers and doctors tasked with treating him … there’s no quick, easy fix or even a cut-and-dry solution here.
Plus, Nick is an adult … and Rob and Michele couldn’t make him stay in rehab centers long enough to get the treatment he clearly needed, Mathews says.
As Mathews explains, there was a perfect storm brewing here … and now Rob and Michele are dead, and their son sounds like he’s planning to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.
Catch the full interview on “TMZ Live.”
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