Dog the Bounty Hunter's son has been injured during his first operation since the death of the star's wife.

Dog and his son Leland were involved in bringing in a suspect who had been accused of domestic violence in Adams County, Colorado.

It was the first time they had returned to the 'day job' for the first time since 51-year-old Beth Chapman lost her battle against cancer at the end of June.

It had taken a couple of weeks for Dog, whose real name is Duane, to get back to work - but the first attempt to nab himself a bail jumper proved to be a tricky affair, especially for son Leland.

He was hospitalised after 'tearing his ACL' while trying to make the arrest and now faces a likely operation to correct the issue.

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The ACL is the anterior cruciate ligament and is the tissue that connects the thighbone to the shinbone, at the knee.

A source told The Blast that during the incident, Leland "fought like hell" and despite the injury, they were able to put the accused into custody.

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This return to work comes after Kim Fields, a former star of Real Housewife Of Atlanta, revealed she was organising a memorial service for Beth.

TMZ has reported that Fields is handling everything from security to floral arrangements and this is all being done despite Kim never actually meeting Beth.

What they shared in common though, was that they both attended the same church in Colorado.

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Following a ceremony at Waikiki's Fort DeRussy Beach in Hawaii, which was organised by Dog, Kim is saying that this will be a "final goodbye" to Beth.

Dog and Beth had first met in 1988, when she was just 19 but it took until 2006 before they committed to marriage.

They worked together on a number of TV shows, with Dog the Bounty Hunter running for eight seasons before being cancelled.

They had recently return to screens with a new show,Dog And Beth: On the Hunt; after Beth had sent time being the president of the Professional Bail Agents of the United States.

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