According to sources the police have confirmed that the actor Gary Coleman’s death has been ruled an accident. An autopsy revealed that the actor died of natural causes after an accidental fall. the finding matches the evidence police found at Coleman’s home in May. The state medical examiner’s conclusions bring the police investigation into the death to a close.
The forty two year old actor died at a Provo hospital two days after his fall. he was taken off of life support after suffering a brain hemorrhage. His former wife actually had to make the decision to take him off of life support.
Coleman became a star after Different Strokes debuted in 1978. For eight seasons, Coleman played Arnold Jackson, the younger one of a pair of African American brothers adopted by a wealthy white man. The tiny ten year old became a popular little actor during that time. Although his adult life was plagued with legal and health issues. He had several problems and run ins with police and authorities.
He moved to Utah in the fall of 2005, and according to sources in early 2010, officers were called to his home to assist or intervine with Coleman more than twenty times. In one instance, Coleman called the police after he claimed he had taken dozens of pain killers and wanted to die.
Coleman, who was cremated weeks after his death, left multiple wills, although a note handwritten by Coleman days after his 2007 marriage names Price as his sole heir. Coleman’s ex girlfriend contends a 2005 document awards her the estate.
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