Man admits strangling girlfriend, then 2 kids who witnessed it

No bail for Maine man in strangling of girlfriend, 2 kids

Police say a Maine man told them he killed his girlfriend then chased down and strangled her children because they saw their mother's death.Twenty-seven-year-old Keith Coleman of Garland was ordered held without bail Monday. He faces three counts of murder in the deaths of 36-year-old Christina Sargent, her 10-year-old son Duwayne Coke, and her 8-year-old daughter Destiny Sargent.State police say the victims' bodies were found in the mobile home they shared with Coleman. An autopsy found they were strangled.Court-appointed attorney Martha Harris represented Coleman during the appearance. She did not return messages seeking comment.Coleman will be held in jail pending a bail hearing.

Police say a Maine man told them he killed his girlfriend then chased down and strangled her children because they saw their mother's death.

Twenty-seven-year-old Keith Coleman of Garland was ordered held without bail Monday. He faces three counts of murder in the deaths of 36-year-old Christina Sargent, her 10-year-old son Duwayne Coke, and her 8-year-old daughter Destiny Sargent.


State police say the victims' bodies were found in the mobile home they shared with Coleman. An autopsy found they were strangled.

Court-appointed attorney Martha Harris represented Coleman during the appearance. She did not return messages seeking comment.

Coleman will be held in jail pending a bail hearing.

