Gary Coleman Pleads Guilty

Gary Coleman pleaded guilty in a Utah court yesterday to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge related to a domestic violence incident last April. In a deal with the prosecutor, Coleman entered the plea in Santaquin Justice Court on his 42nd birthday. The court clerk said the original charge of domestic violence assault was dropped. No details of the April 18th incident are detailed in court documents, but the defense attorney said Coleman and his wife, Shannon Price, had an argument that got out of hand. Coleman was sentenced to 31 1/2 days in jail. He will serve the time only if he fails to complete a domestic violence course and pay a $595 fine.