Murder Case
On December 15, 2010, Coleman walked into 25th Precinct to turn himself in. He confessed to a cold case crime, a murder of a Queens man in 1993. Coleman had attempted to confess twice before, but was previously considered to be under the influence of drugs and incoherent.
On October 19, 1993, John Henkel was shot in the chest by a .40-caliber handgun outside of James Weldon Johnson Houses on Park Avenue and East 114th Street. Coleman stated that he ambushed and shot Henkel during an attempted robbery and fled the scene throwing his weapon into the East River. Coleman's information matched with the case and he was charged with murder. He is currently being held without bail at George Motchan Detention Center in Rikers Island. Coleman told in an interview that he confessed because the case weighed on him and he was "just trying to get things right between himself and God". Coleman claimed that he did not know that his victim died.
Sean Combs commented on G. Dep's situation on Sirius' Shade 45 radio show, saying Coleman did the "right thing" by confessing.
Coleman pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder at his appearance in New York Supreme Court on January 13. He was convicted of the second-degree murder charge on April 17 and was sentenced to 15-years to life in prison on May 8.
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