A Mexican Judge has determined that sufficient evidence exists against our favorite bounty hunter, Duane "Dog" Chapman, and his brother and his son, to make them stand trial in Mexico on charges of unlawful detention and deprivation of freedom. The sentence, if convicted, could be anywhere from probation to four years.

TV Producer Jeff Sells and actor Boris Krutonog, who were with Dog when he grabbed Luster, were ordered released and should be home tomorrow.

Dog held a press conference in Mexico today, saying he was glad he caught Luster but sorry he had gone about it the wrong way. He also thanked the Mexican authorities for treating him with respect.

Fox's Rita Cosby said on The Factor tonight that a plea deal had been in the works whereby Dog, his brother and his son would get a six month suspended sentence--but after that was worked out the case got re-assigned to a new judge and now it's up in the air. Negotiotions have been going on nonstop, Cosby said.

The reason for the new judge is that now that probable cause has been found, the case is being moved to Guadalajara, which if we remember correctly, is the capital of the state of Jalisco, in which Puerta Vallarta is also located. Guadalajara is not on the ocean, and is 215 miles from Puerto Vallarta.

We predict Dog will be home shortly. Luster, meanwhile, is in solitary.

An explanation of Mexican extradition policy is here. The reason the feds were able to get Luster back to the U.S. so quickly is that he was deported, rather than extradited. Luster entered the country with a false name, which was a deportable offense. To extradite Luster, the feds would have had to comply with the lengthy extradition process under the 1980 Treaty with Mexico, and it would have taken much longer.

Update: We're scheduled to discuss Dog's situation on Court TV's Catherine Crier's show around 5:30 ET Friday. A reporter in Puerto Vallarta will also be on.