Dog the Bounty Hunter's stepdaughter is arrested for 'robbing a bank' as he admits his family's heartbreak at her 'life of crime' 

  • Nicole Gillespie, 35, was arrested on Sunday on the suspicion of second-degree robbery of a bank in Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 3
  • Gillespie is the daughter of one of Dog the Bounty Hunter's four ex-wives
  • Dog, who's real name is Duane Chapman, and his wife, Beth Chapman, released a statement claiming they were 'shocked' and 'heartbroken'
  • The couple said they haven't seen Gillespie in ten years and only found out about the crime after seeing the woman on CrimeStoppers

By Kelly Mclaughlin For Dailymail.com

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Dog the Bounty Hunter's homeless stepdaughter was arrested after allegedly robbing a bank in Hawaii. 

Nicole Gillespie, 35, was arrested on Sunday on the suspicion of second-degree robbery of the Territorial Saving Bank in Honolulu on September 3.

Dog, who's real name is Duane Chapman, and his wife, Beth Chapman, released a statement, claiming they were 'shocked' and 'heartbroken' upon finding out about Gillespie's 'life of crime'.

Nicole Gillespie, 35, stepdaughter of Dog the Bounty Hunter was arrested on Sunday on the suspicion of second-degree robbery of the Territorial Saving Bank in Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 3

Nicole Gillespie, 35, stepdaughter of Dog the Bounty Hunter was arrested on Sunday on the suspicion of second-degree robbery of the Territorial Saving Bank in Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 3

Dog and his wife Beth Chapman released a statement saying they were 'heartbroken' with the news of Gillespie's 'life of crime'. They haven't spoken to the woman in ten  years, the couple said

Dog and his wife Beth Chapman released a statement saying they were 'heartbroken' with the news of Gillespie's 'life of crime'. They haven't spoken to the woman in ten  years, the couple said

'It's always difficult and disheartening when someone you knew as a child, grows up and chooses a life of crime,' The statement read, according to Honolulu Star Advertiser. 'That is the case with Nicole Gillespie, who has been accused of robbing the Territorial Savings Bank on Bishop Street on Sept. 3.'

'We have not seen 'Nickie' in over 10 years,' they said. 'Watching her on CrimeStoppers left us all shocked and heartbroken.'

Gillespie allegedly handed a demand note to the teller and fled on foot after the incident.

Charges against Gillespie have not yet been filed, according to Hawaii News Now.  

Gillespie is the daughter of one of Dog's four ex-wives. The couple were married briefly. 

A woman appearing to be Gillespie was spotted on surveillance footage walking into the bank, handing a teller a demand note and fleeing on foot
Charges against Gillespie have not yet been filed

A woman appearing to be Gillespie was spotted on surveillance footage walking into the bank, handing a teller a demand note and fleeing on foot. Charges have not yet been filed

Dog, who stars in the reality show Dog and Beth: On the Hunt, has no blood relation to Gillespie, who reported no local address when she was arrested.

Like his stepdaughter, Dog himself has had at least one run-in with the law and has since been able to turn his life around.

In 1976, he was convicted of murder charges in Texas and was sentenced to five years in jail. He was granted parole after 18 months, according to Yahoo News. 

The popular reality star made headlines in 2007, too, after a recording of him using racial slurs circulated.

This year, however, he seems to be on the right side of the law, as he spent part of June helping police in upstate New York locate David Sweat and Richard Matt, who had escaped from a maximum-security prison.  

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