A jilted husband allegedly confessed to killing his spouse whereas accusing her of dishonest on him — then looking down one other man to homicide as a result of he “knew he was going to jail,” based on a felony criticism.
Father of two Joshua Coleman, 30, confessed to taking pictures his 22-year-old spouse, Mandy Coleman, within the head inside their house in Ridgeway, Virginia, throughout a combat final Tuesday, based on a felony criticism obtained by WDBJ.
He then hunted down 68-year-old William Morey as a result of he “knew he was going to jail” anyway, based on the criticism, which didn’t elaborate on why he wished to kill Morey.
Coleman initially couldn’t find Morey — till he went again to his own residence, the place he discovered the opposite man exterior whereas heading to inspect Mandy, the report stated.
Coleman then shot him lifeless, too, based on the affidavit — with the lifeless man’s bullet-ridden physique on the street main cops to the slain spouse inside the home.
Coleman was shortly “recognized because the suspect in reference to the murders,” Henry County Sheriff’s Workplace stated — and “deputies additionally turned involved for the welfare” of the Colemans’ “two babies.”
“An instantaneous, coordinated effort was launched to find the kids and the suspect,” the sheriff’s workplace stated.
Coleman was lastly busted throughout a trafic cease and “discovered to be armed with a handgun and an AR-15 rifle,” deputies stated.
“The 2 kids had been discovered contained in the car, protected and unhurt.
Coleman then confessed to taking pictures his spouse within the head throughout an argument during which he accused her of dishonest on him, the courtroom docs stated. It was unclear why he focused Morey, whose relationship to the Colemans was not instantly clear.
Coleman is charged with two counts of first-degree homicide in addition to youngster abuse. He is being held within the Henry County Grownup Detention Middle with out bond.
“It is a heartbreaking and tragic scenario that has deeply affected two households and our total neighborhood,” Sheriff Wayne Davis stated. “Our hearts exit to the family members of the victims throughout this extremely tough time.”
Ridgeway is a small city of solely about 750 residents in rural southwestern Virginia, simply north of the North Carolina border.
