Bernard Coleman III says he shot his father by accident, documents show
The man police say shot his father in the back of the head, told them he did it accidentally when he thought his dad was asleep. Bernard Coleman III, 23,…
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The man police say shot his father in the back of the head, told them he did it accidentally when he thought his dad was asleep. Bernard Coleman III, 23,…
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A defendant who pleaded guilty to manslaughter and escaping prison was sentenced Sept. 30. On Dec. 19, 2019, Bernard Coleman III, 29, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the fatal…
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During an Aug. 3 hearing, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt rescheduled a mental competency hearing and arraignment for a defendant who escaped from St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC’s psychiatric institution,…
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A DC Superior Court judge ordered a competency exam for a defendant’s murder case as well as the one he picked up after allegedly escaping St. Elizabeths Hospital, DC’s psychiatric…
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During a Feb. 12 hearing that comes over five months after a convicted homicide defendant allegedly escaped St. Elizabeths Hospital, a DC Superior Court judge concluded that the defendant is…
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A DC Superior Court judge scheduled hearings for a defendant who was recently arrested for armed kidnapping after allegedly escaping St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, where he was awaiting sentencing for manslaughter. …
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By the close of March the nation’s capitol tallied 15 homicides, more murders than the past two months combined. The first homicide was on March 3, when 41-year-old Desmond Joseph…
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A DC Superior Court judge gave defense counsel more time to obtain an independent forensic exam for a murder defendant who is facing new charges after allegedly escaping from St….
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A DC Superior Court Judge continued a status hearing for counsel to discuss a potential plea negotiation. Bernard Coleman III, 26, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, burglary, robbery while…
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During a trial readiness hearing Aug. 12, a judge ordered a murder defendant to undergo a mental competency evaluation. Bernard Coleman III, 26, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, burglary,…
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In response to a murder defendant’s disciplinary issues, a judge granted July 25 defense counsel’s request for a mental competency exam. Bernard Coleman III, 26, is charged with first-degree murder while…
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