Dubuque Man Takes Plea Deal For August 2017 Shooting

A Dubuque man accused of attempted murder and other charges faces 15 years in prison after agreeing to a plea deal Tuesday in Iowa District Court for Dubuque County. 34 year old Jevonne Coleman entered an Alford plea Tuesday to an amended charge of willful injury causing serious injury as a habitual offender. An Alford plea is not an admission of guilt, but the defendant acknowledges that sufficient evidence for a conviction exists. He will be sentenced Monday in Dubuque.  Coleman had been charged with attempted murder, going armed with intent and being a felon in possession of a firearm — all modified due to him being labeled a “habitual offender” — in connection to a shooting in August 2017.