Judge Continues Possession Hearing

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DC Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna continued an Aug. 10 hearing for a possession case to Aug. 25.

Anthony Coleman is charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance while armed and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction.

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers saw Coleman, 29, fleeing the scene of a shooting on the 1800 block of Q Street, SE, according to court documents.  When Coleman saw the officers, he approached them empty-handed.

However, officers found an unregistered firearm where the defendant hid from the shooting. 

Coleman told officers he returned fire at a vehicle that was shooting at him. He said he had cocaine and $300 on his person. The white powder police found tested positive for cocaine.