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    The Nashville Bounty Hunters: True Stories About The Team That Captured Twenty Fugitives In Thirty Six Hours
    The Nashville Bounty Hunters: True Stories About The Team That Captured Twenty Fugitives In Thirty Six Hours
    The Nashville Bounty Hunters: True Stories About The Team That Captured Twenty Fugitives In Thirty Six Hours
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    The Nashville Bounty Hunters: True Stories About The Team That Captured Twenty Fugitives In Thirty Six Hours

    By Paul Fowler

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    This book is about the history of bounty hunting, the ins and outs of the field, and some personal experiences my team has had tracking, apprehending, and incarcerating Tennessee's fugitives from justice.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPaul Fowler
    Release dateNov 11, 2013
    ISBN9781311954657
    The Nashville Bounty Hunters: True Stories About The Team That Captured Twenty Fugitives In Thirty Six Hours
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    Paul Fowler

    I love the art of writing; whether it be a book, a song, a poem, a screenplay, etc. I am originally from California, but moved to Nashville in the late 90's to be a songwriter. I ended up bounty hunting because, not only do I love the job, but I also love the schedule flexibility it allows for pursuing my musical and writing endeavors.

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      The Nashville Bounty Hunters - Paul Fowler

      The Nashville Bounty Hunters

      True Stories About The Team That Captured

      Twenty Fugitives In Thirty Six Hours

      By Paul Fowler

      Copyright 2013 Paul Fowler

      Smashwords Edition

      This E Book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This E Book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author and the piracy laws regarding E Books.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1 - The Origin of Bounty Hunting

      Chapter 2 - Bounty Hunting 101

      Chapter 3 - Our Team

      Chapter 4 - Sorry… Gotta Run

      Chapter 5 - Mow, Mow, Mow the Yard

      Chapter 6 - Good Brother, Bad Brother

      Chapter 7 - Let’s Play Hide and Seek

      Chapter 8 - You Must Have me Mistaken For Somebody Else

      Chapter 9 - Signed, Sealed, Delivered

      Chapter 10 - Ring the Bell

      Chapter 11 - Southern Hospitality

      Chapter 12 - I’ve Got a Shotgun, What do You Got?

      Chapter 13 - How Did THAT Happen?

      Chapter 14 - Bonnie and Clyde

      Chapter 15 - Facebook: We Like This

      Chapter 16 - Small Towns Make For Big Gossip

      Chapter 17 - You Wanna Fight? Bring It On!

      Chapter 18 - Money Talks

      Chapter 19 - Hello Again

      Chapter 20 - Nice and Fluffy

      Chapter 21 - Coffee Anyone?

      Chapter 22 - Twenty Fugitives; Thirty-Six Hours

      Conclusion

      About The Author

      Picture of The Nashville Bounty Hunters

      Introduction

      From roach infested motel rooms to penthouse suites. From run down trailer parks on the wrong side of the tracks to white picket fences in the sleepy suburbs. From the welfare line to immaculate corporate offices. It doesn’t matter where you live, what you drive or how much money you make. Bounty hunting does not discriminate.

      Over the years, people have asked us, What’s it like being a bounty hunter? Is it fun? Is it dangerous? When time is permitted, we would oblige them with the details of some of our favorite cases. After we were done sharing our stories, we were usually told we needed to write them down.

      Hence, the idea for this book was born. Not only will I include some of the chases my team and I have been on, I will tell you the ins and outs of bounty hunting. Although the accounts recorded in this book are authentic, names have been change to protect the innocent and, well, the not so innocent.

      * * * *

      The Origin Of Bounty Hunting

      When you think of a bounty hunter, perhaps you envision a rough around the edges, handle bar mustache wearing, horse-riding renegade from the Wild West. You picture him riding across the barren desert toting nothing more than a six shooter and a mug shot of a notorious fugitive with a reward amount and Wanted: Dead Or Alive printed at the bottom of the page.

      Or you might think of a small group of guys with tattoos covering their arms and cruising the bad part of town in a black SUV with tinted windows. While these scenarios are realistically plausible, the profession of bounty hunting began long before there were SUV’s or even the old west.

      It was either King John I or King Richard of thirteenth century England that originated the concepts of bail and bounty hunting. Unlike modern society, if an individual was accused of a punishable crime, he was not required to pay a monetary fee to ensure his release. Instead, the accused was assigned a chaperone or custodian to dissuade the person from attempting to flee before his day in court.

      Of course, with punishments being far more severe in those times than they are today it is understandable why more people were inclined to run from their charges. If that was the choice the accused elected then the court appointed custodian’s job was to hunt down the fugitive, capture him, and bring him back. The custodian’s incentive? Something far more important than a monetary reward motivated the keeper to fulfill his duties; the reward was his life. If the bail jumper was not found, the custodian would consequently be hung in his place.

      It wasn’t until 1679 that the British Parliament passed the Habeas Corpus Act, which solidified that a person accused of a crime could be released from prison on monetary bail. It reads as follows:

      …within two days after the party shall be brought before them, the said lord chancellor or lord keeper…shall discharge said prisoner from his imprisonment, taking his or their recognizance, with one or more surety or sureties, in any sum according to their discretions, having regard to the quality of the prisoner and the nature of the offense, for his or their appearance in the court of the King’s bench the term following…

      The United States Constitution later added this right, with the eighth amendment setting standards matching bail amounts with the accused crimes. In 1789, the Judiciary Act defined what offenses would allow an arrestee to bail out or not.

      Although laws change, there is one thing that doesn’t. Whether it was in 13th century England, 18th century old west, or today, some people decide to not show up for their court date. And, whether these elusive individuals are far too difficult to locate or it’s a simple matter of convenience, several modern day bondsmen rely on bounty hunters to track down, apprehend, and incarcerate their fugitives.

      * * * *

      Bounty Hunting 101

      This section of the book is dedicated to every aspect of bounty hunting; how it works, the pros and cons, laws and more. First, a brief summary of how a person can become a fugitive from justice and end up being pursued by a bounty hunter.

      An individual gets arrested and incarcerated. A judge sets a bail amount depending on the severity of the charge or charges. The arrestee is then allowed, if he desires to contact a local bonding company to assist him in securing his release. For the arrestee and the bonding company to come to an agreement, normally ten percent of the bond amount, a minimal filing fee, and a cosigner must be presented. Once these requirements have been fulfilled, paperwork is completed and the arrestee is free to go. However, he is given a court date in which he is still required to show up for and face the initial charges that were brought forth against him.

      By bailing the arrestee out of jail, the bonding

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