War Machine Charged, but Still Eludes Police; Dog The Bounty Hunter Threatens to Join Search

War Machine, formerly known as Jon Koppenhaver, was allegedly involved in an assault in the early morning hours of Friday in Las Vegas. One of the individuals involved is his former girlfriend, Christy Mack.

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War Machine thus far has eluded police, but he is being sought with at least seven charges pending. TMZ Sports first reported the incident and the charges.

The seven charges include two counts of felony battery (one of which is for strangulation), two counts of domestic violence with great bodily injury, one count of felony coercion with the threat of force, one count of felony assault with a deadly weapon, and one misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon.

Not only are Las Vegas police actively pursuing War Machine, famed bounty hunter and television personality Duane Chapman (of “Dog the Bounty Hunter” and “Dog and Beth On the Hunt”) tweeted that he had given War Machine 24 hours to turn himself in or he would join the hunt.

“.@WarMachine170  better 2Give All You Excuses To The Judge ..you got 24 hrs to turn your self in or I am Coming After YOU.!#CMTDogAndBeth,” Chapman tweeted, also providing somewhat of a countdown and commentary in follow-up messages.

.@WarMachine170 better 2Give All You Excuses To The Judge ..you got 24 hrs to turn your self in or I am Coming After YOU.!#CMTDogAndBeth

— Duane Dog Chapman (@DogBountyHunter) August 12, 2014

#CMTDogAndBeth War Machine YOU HAVE 6 HOURS LEFT !!SEE YOU SOON !!

— Duane Dog Chapman (@DogBountyHunter) August 12, 2014

Chapman’s tweets could be as much promotion for his television show as anything else, but either way, his commentary intensifies the spotlight searching for War Machine, who had not yet been apprehended as of the time of publication of this article.

War Machine’s now-former employer, Bellator MMA, released him upon finding out about the incident.