- Damian Coleman was ordered to be released on probation after spending over four years in jail and testifying against co-defendants.
- His brother and half-brother were found guilty in a trial last week of murder, but not guilty of aggravated robbery.
- Coleman pleaded guilty to manslaughter and aggravated robbery in 2023, the judge suspended the related prison sentences.
SALT LAKE CITY — While the other three people charged in a killing outside Winco fled the state, Damian Coleman was arrested and spending time in jail. Now, he is the first of the four to be released.
The Roy man said he was “very remorseful” and prays that what he does moving forward will be in remembrance of Romeo Charles Stevens, 27, who was shot and killed in South Salt Lake on May 9, 2022.
“I would just like to say that this has been a life-altering situation,” Coleman, 32, said before being sentenced, noting that this applies to both Stevens’ family and his family…