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State arrest records or charging documents show Coleman was arrested and charged with the listed counts.
Multiple credible local news reports and court documents confirm Coleman was arrested after a Feb. 4 traffic stop in St. Helens and charged in state court with six counts related to manufacturing Molotov-type destructive devices; however, local outlets report a mix of assault-related counts (including attempted second-degree assault and attempted second-degree assault/attempted second-degree assault) rather than two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree assault as stated by DHS. The core claim that he was arrested on six counts of manufacturing a destructive device is supported, but the specific ‘‘two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree assault’’ is not corroborated by court records and major local reporting, which instead list attempted second-degree assault (or attempted second-degree assault and related counts). Verdict: Misleading — the manufacturing-device charge is accurate, but the assault charge description in the statement differs from contemporaneous court filings and reputable local reporting.