A Houston-area man who is a documented gang member was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Tuesday for the 2016 murder of his childhood friend, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said.
Marcus Renard Coleman, 30, was convicted of killing 24-year-old Adoniya Spiller after a five-day trial.The DA’s Office said Coleman, who was 24 at the time of the murder, believed he had a previous domestic violence warrant. As a result, he sought refuge at Spiller’s apartment with his newborn daughter.
A witness who testified in the trial said Coleman told Spiller to “put the baby down” before he pulled out a gun and shot him in the neck and abdomen, according to the DA’s office. Spiller died in the hospital the following day.The DA’s Office said Coleman was out on bond for the charge of a felon in possession of a firearm. He jumped bail and fled to Louisiana before authorities arrested him.
Coleman was arrested once more and charged with a new felony -- this time for possession of cocaine. At that point, he was held in jail in lieu of a total of $750,000 bond.
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