A 58-year-old homeless man charged in connection with the death of longtime sportscaster John Noland made his initial court appearance at Honolulu District Court on Monday.
Mark A. Coleman was shaking as he stood before Judge James Kawashima after he was charged Saturday with manslaughter. He is being held at the Oahu Community Correctional Center in lieu of $300,000 bail.
Noland, 60, was found unresponsive on the sidewalk fronting 1153 Maunakea St. on June 9 and died six days later at The Queen’s Medical Center where he had been on life support with an “anoxic brain injury,” according to a court document.
Noland formerly worked as a sportscaster at KHON and OC16 and at various radio stations.
According to a court document, police recovered multiple surveillance videos from residential and business establishments that captured Noland in an altercation with another man at about 1:35 a.m. June 9.
The footage showed a man later identified as Coleman talking with Noland outside of the Maunakea Liquor &Grocery store at 1161 Maunakea St.
Court documents said the two men were then observed walking makai-bound on the street when an argument ensued between them. Police said Noland was struck several times and fell backward, hitting his head on the sidewalk.
Coleman fled on foot.
Police said a bystander observed Noland lying motionless on the sidewalk and called 911.
Police arrested Coleman in Chinatown on Thursday night on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder and two outstanding warrants.
In March 2016 he was sentenced to four years of probation after he pleaded guilty to promoting a dangerous drug in the third
degree and drug paraphernalia, both Class C felonies, according to online court records.
Coleman was ordered to enter Habilitat, an addiction treatment center in Kaneohe. Court records indicated Coleman had entered drug treatment but left the program.
The court revoked Coleman’s probation after he failed to meet conditions of his probation. In September, Circuit Judge Fa’auuga To’oto’o issued a $25,000 bench warrant after Coleman failed to show up for his probation review hearing.
A separate $500 bench warrant was issued in August by Judge Lono Lee concerning a criminal trespassing case.
