US EditionStepson of Dog The Bounty Hunter Arrested for Manslaughter
Gregory Zecca faces charges after fatally shooting his son while impaired by alcohol and marijuana; toxicology showed a blood-alcohol level of 0.116, authorities said.
- On Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, Gregory Anthony Zecca, 39, was arrested on a Collier County Sheriff's Office warrant charging him with aggravated manslaughter of a child with a firearm and using a firearm while under the influence.
- On July 19, 2025, Anthony Zecca, 13, was fatally shot at a friend's apartment in Naples, Florida, after the firearm’s magazine was reinserted and a live round chambered.
- Toxicology and police findings show Gregory Zecca drank alcohol for hours, used alcohol and marijuana at a friend's home, and repeatedly practiced drawing and dry-firing a firearm in his son's presence with blood-alcohol concentration 0.116.
- Zecca was placed on a psychiatric hold after the shooting, and a family representative said he was `stricken by grief` not guilt, while Sheriff Kevin Rambosk called it `heartbreaking and preventable`.
- The charge carries a potential life sentence, and the arrest comes more than half-a-year after the July 19, 2025 death, drawing attention because it involves Duane `Dog the Bounty Hunter` Chapman and his family.
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Dog the Bounty Hunter’s Stepson Gregory Zecca Arrested After His 13-Year-Old Son’s Shooting Death
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Dog the Bounty Hunter’s Stepson Arrested After Police Investigation Found He Shot His 13-Year-Old Son
Over six months after Dog the Bounty Hunter’s stepson Gregory Zecca accidentally shot and killed his 13-year-old son Anthony, he has been arrested on a manslaughter charge.
Dog the Bounty Hunter's stepson arrested over the fatal shooting of his 13-year-old son
Gregory Zecca has been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child with a firearm and using a firearm while under the influence in connection to the July 19 incident. Duane 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' Chapman; Anthony Zecca Frazer Harrison/Getty; Francie Chapman/InstagramDuane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman’s stepson Gregory Zecca has been arrested over the fatal shooting of his 13-year-old son Anthony last summer. Collier County Sheriff’s Offi…
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