Former child actor Gary Coleman is escorted into court following the noon break during his trial on misdemeanor assault and battery charges Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1999, in Inglewood, Calif. Coleman, who is accused of punching an autograph-seeker, was the former child star of the television show ``Diff'rent Strokes,'' and has pleaded innocent. Bus driver Tracy Fields said Coleman, who now works as a security guard, agreed to give her an autograph but he became angry when she asked him to personalize it for her son.