Off-duty Prince George's County police officer convicted in DUI crash that killed retired MPD detective

Prince George's County State's Attorney Tara Jackson announced on Friday that the off-duty police officer who killed a 56-year-old man pleaded guilty.

Anthony Coleman, 35, has pled guilty to criminally negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle in connection with the July 2025 fatal car crash on Route 301. That crash killed Carlton Herndon.

Herndon was a retired MPD Detective. He retired from the force in December 2018.

Coleman was off-duty, driving his Ford F-250 truck, when he struck Herndon's Nissan Altima at 8:40 p.m. July 8. Investigators found that Coleman was under the influence at the time of the crash.

Coleman has been suspended without pay since Jan. 8. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 5 at 2 p.m.