In spite of earlier reports, Gary Coleman was not arrested on charges of domestic assault. His arrest came from an entirely different charge and the fact that he failed to appear in court on that charge. Everyone was quite shocked when it was reported earlier that the pint size Coleman had been arrested for domestic assault.

Randy Kester, Coleman’s attorney, told People magazine that this entire incident is not as serious as it seems and that Coleman was not arrested for assault. A police statement in Santaquin, Utah, said that no criminal charges were filed against the 41 year old actor. However, they did release that they had responded to Coleman’s home on Sunday due to a “civil disturbance.” The cause of this disturbance was not made clear.

It was hard for many to believe that the adorable former star of “Diff’rent Strokes” had been arrested and was booked at the Utah County Jail. The fact that it was not due to wife beating may make a lot of them feel a bit better. But the real reason has not been released. When Coleman was put in jail, the arrest warrant had nothing to do with the original call that sent police to his house. Even Kester was not sure what case this had to do with. All he knew is that there was a prior charge at some point and Coleman had not appeared in court to answer those charges. As his attorney, though, you can bet that Kester will be finding out just what that was all about.

As for Coleman, he was allowed to post bail and has been released from custody. Therefore, he will get to go home while all of this gets sorted out and he can return to the good side of the law.

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