The law, unfortunately, did not see it that way, and Chip Hailstone was sentenced to 3 years on probation. We don’t have all the details on the story, but from Chip Hailstone’s side, he was only protecting his children.
The altercation took place between Chip Hailstone and a state trooper after the trooper physically assaulted one of Chip’s daughters, Tinmaiq, who was just 17 at that time.Ī similar incident would follow when Hailstone’s step-son had a dispute with a Noorvik resident who, in the end, pointed a rifle at his daughter. So, why was Chip Hailstone in Jail? We only have Chip Hailstone’s side of the story according to him, the problem goes as far back as 2011. We came to find out as of 2018 that Chip Hailstone was in jail. His fans were not wholly wrong to do so as Chip Hailstone was in a lot of trouble. “What happened to Chip on Life below Zero?” was the question in everybody’s mind who had thought the worst.
So, when the 2017 season of ‘Life Below Zero’ commenced without him, his absence was felt by a lot of fans. It is almost impossible to picture the series without Chip Hailstone or his family. Chip Hailstone has been an original member of ‘ Life Below Zero‘ since the show’s conception.
