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BY IRIS B. HOLTON<\/b><\/p>\n
Sentinel City Editor<\/b><\/p>\n
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Dad Talks About His Son<\/b><\/p>\n
Jeryl \u201cDr. Real Kill\u201d Coleman <\/b>said he can\u2019t believe the image the media has painted of his son, Charlie Christopher Bates.<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cI want to clear my son\u2019s name. The rapes he is accused of didn\u2019t happen.\u201d He also denied that his son used or sold drugs, but acknowledged that he knew Chris<\/b> had a gun.<\/p>\n
Coleman<\/b> said that he moved his son to Tampa on August 30th<\/sup>. \u201cHe said he just wanted to come and stay with me. He was sleeping on the couch. He brought 4 white women to my house and I told him he was headed for trouble. This was 2 days before this happened and now my son is dead.\u201d<\/p>\n Coleman <\/b>said the owner of the car was one of the women who had come to his house. \u201cHe left with her and called me to say he was going to a party and would not be back that night.\u201d<\/p>\n Coleman<\/b> said his understanding is that his son became engaged in an altercation while at the party, pulled his gun, and fired one shot into the floor. \u201cHe was just trying to get away from there, I was told.<\/p>\n \u201cMy son wasn\u2019t a bad person. He wasn\u2019t a bad child, and didn\u2019t have any mental problems. I\u2019m trying to figure out where all of these stories are coming from.<\/p>\n \u201cThe day before all of this happened, we were playing in the yard and my neighbor talked about how close we were. I\u2019m not trying to paint a pretty picture of him, he was a young man, he went to clubs, and he loved white women. He would defend himself if anyone bothered him, but he didn\u2019t go around robbing people and it is hard for me to believe he went around raping people.\u201d<\/p>\n Coleman<\/b> said his son graduated from high school in Lakeland, where he lived with his mother. He had also been employed by Publix, but was laid off.<\/p>\n He remembers Chris<\/b> used to go to church with his paternal grandmother, the late Mrs. Maude Williams. Coleman <\/b>said Mrs. Williams <\/b>died nearly two years ago and his son became depressed.<\/p>\n Day Of Shooting<\/b><\/p>\n Coleman<\/b> said he didn\u2019t speak to his son again. The following day, his sister called after hearing the news.<\/p>\n \u201cI called the Tampa Police Department and they transferred me to the Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office. I told them that if my son was holding someone hostage that I could talk to him.<\/p>\n \u201cThey told me that they would call me back and I never heard from them. I asked them to please call me because I didn\u2019t want them to kill my son. The police still have not told me that my son is dead. I don\u2019t know who they notified.\u201d<\/p>\n He also disputes that his son attacked anyone on September 3rd<\/sup> or September 5th<\/sup>. Coleman<\/b> said he was ill having undergone dialysis treatment and his son stayed home out of concern for him.<\/p>\n Coleman<\/b> said Bates <\/b>has a 5-year-old daughter that lives in Georgia. He is also survived by his mother, Ms. Lisa Bates, <\/b>of Lakeland, several brothers and sisters, and other family members.<\/p>\n Needs Help With Funeral<\/b><\/p>\n Coleman, <\/b>who is a popular DJ in Tampa, said \u201cThis is a really tough time for me. My stepfather, Finley Williams,<\/b> of Lakeland, died the day before all of this happened. His funeral is going to be on Saturday. Now, I have to bury my son and I\u2019m hoping the community will help.\u201d<\/p>\n Anyone wishing to contact Coleman<\/b> can reach him at (813) 650-5925. Odom Funeral Home of Lakeland will be in charge of handling arrangements.<\/p>\n [google-translator] BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Dad Talks About His Son Jeryl \u201cDr. Real Kill\u201d Coleman said he can\u2019t believe the image the media has painted of his son, Charlie Christopher Bates. \u201cI want to clear my son\u2019s name. 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