Gary Coleman pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge related to a domestic violence incident last April.
In a deal with the prosecutor, Coleman entered the plea in a Utah court on his 42nd birthday. Coleman was sentenced to 31 1/2 days in jail, but the "Diff'rent Strokes" star will serve the time only if he fails to complete a domestic violence course and pay a $595 fine.
Court clerk Jane Swan says the original charge of domestic violence assault was dropped. No details of the April 18 incident are detailed in court documents, but defense attorney Randy Kester told The Associated Press that Coleman and his wife, Shannon Price, had an argument which got out of hand.
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