Maine

Garland Man Charged With 3 Murders to Appear in Court Today

Maine Public | By Associated Press

Published December 22, 2014 at 11:19 AM EST

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An animal control officer removes one of three dogs from a mobile home on Paul Road in Garland while state police detectives investigate the death of a woman and her two children on Sunday.

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State police tape off Paul Road in Garland as they investigate the death of a woman and her two children on Sunday.

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A state police evidence technician carries photographic equipment in to a mobile home on Paul Road in Garland, where state police detectives investigate the death of a woman and her two children on Sunday.

BANGOR, Maine — A Maine man charged with killing his girlfriend and her two children is set to make an initial court appearance in Bangor.

A spokesman for the Maine attorney general says 27-year-old Keith Coleman of Garland will appear at Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor at 2 p.m. on 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 their bodies were found in the mobile home they shared.

Keith Coleman of Garland makes his initial appearance Monday.

An autopsy of the mother and children is expected to be completed Monday afternoon. Penobscot County sheriff's deputies discovered the bodies on Saturday after they had been alerted by worried relatives.

The attorney general's office said it is unclear whether Coleman has an attorney.