San Diego, California – San Diego’s thrill-seeking world of bounty hunting just got rocked by a jaw-dropping scandal. Jesse Wagner, 51, once prowled California’s streets chasing fugitives—now he’s the one behind bars. On Wednesday, Wagner owned up in court, admitting to breaking into a house, zapping someone with a stun gun, and locking up an innocent woman. For his crime spree, he’s staring down an eight-year prison sentence.
But the drama doesn’t stop with Wagner. Former bounty hunter Daniel Hawks, who’s 45, says his life was turned upside down after getting tangled in Wagner’s schemes. Although Hawks wasn’t charged, he claims his reputation got shredded in the public eye. “Jesse Wagner is nothing but a crook,” Hawks declared, blasting his ex-partner. “He faked everything.”
Five years ago, Wagner allegedly duped Hawks, posing as an ICE agent and persuading him to team up for “official business.” In reality, Wagner had a criminal record and zero authority, prosecutors say. Hawks says he only got involved in June 2022 because he desperately needed cash, and Wagner was the only one who said, “I’ll pay you a grand just to come along—since you’re licensed to carry.”…