Dog the Bounty Hunter’s Stepson Arrested After Police Investigation Found He Shot His 13-Year-Old Son

Gregory Zecca is facing legal trouble following a family tragedy.  

Six months after the stepson of Dog the Bounty Hunter (real name Duane Chapman) mistakenly shot and killed his 13-year-old son Anthony, he was arrested Feb. 4 on a Collier County Sheriff’s Office warrant, the department confirmed in a social media post. 

Following a police investigation, Zecca has been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child with a firearm and using a firearm while under the influence, according to the local Florida authorities, for the July 19 incident that resulted in the death of the teen. The aggravated manslaughter charge has the potential sentence of life in prison. 

The 39-year-old—son to Dog the Bounty Hunter’s wife Francie Frane and her late husband—will appear for an arraignment March 2, authorities told E! News. He does not have a known lawyer on file. 

“This was a heartbreaking and preventable tragedy,” Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said in a statement regarding Zecca’s arrest. “Our detectives conducted an exhaustive and thorough investigation, examining every element of what happened through witness statements, forensic testing, subpoenas, search warrants, and more.”