On April 28, Coleman was pulled over in Tucson, Arizona by Pima County deputy Terry Parrish for driving erratically. After the two exchanged words, Coleman took out his gun and kidnapped Parrish. He stole Parrish's gun, handcuffed him, and drove him out into the desert in his patrol car. Coleman prepared to execute him but changed his mind and left him locked in the car out in the desert. Law enforcement had watched the confrontation from a helicopter and were able to direct units to Coleman's location. Coleman was arrested by Arizona law enforcement and taken into custody. The revolver, however, that had been used to murder Lewis, was nowhere to be found. Authorities found the weapon in the desert near where Parrish had been left for dead three months later.
