Two separate criminal convictions in California and New York

In San Francisco, Michael Thomas Coleman has been convicted of domestic violence following a jury trial. The charges include willfully inflicting injury resulting in a traumatic condition, assaulting another person with force likely to produce great bodily injury, and assault with a deadly weapon. Evidence presented during the trial indicated that on August 10, 2026, Coleman attacked a victim in a hotel room using physical force and a torch-lighter.

In Albany, New York, Raa’Jiem Coleman and Marcell Perry have been convicted for their roles in a January 2021 shooting. Raa’Jiem Coleman was convicted of second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, and criminal possession of a weapon. Marcell Perry was convicted of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. The incident occurred during a private party where a gunfight resulted in the death of Shanita Thomas and the wounding of two other women. Coleman faces a potential sentence of up to 65 years to life, while Perry faces up to 15 years.