Three months into a jail sentence, a man asked a Butler judge Thursday to parole him for the remaining three months because he claimed he is not getting his correct medication.

David R. Coleman, 53, of Butler, was sentenced July 30 to 27 to 54 months in jail for aggravated assault and fleeing an officer, both felonies, and a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child. After serving six months he would be paroled on house arrest, according to the sentencing order by Butler County Common Pleas Judge William Shaffer. The charges stemmed from a 2018 incident in which he led at least three police departments on a car chase and intentionally crashed into an occupied trooper's cruiser, all while a minor was in tow.

On Thursday, Coleman's lawyer, Maura Palumbi, told Shaffer he was on several medications, including one to control high cholesterol, that the Butler County Prison wasn't providing for him.

According to Palumbi, Coleman said that before he was in jail he had medical insurance, but that he no longer has access to health care. She said that when he first was admitted to the jail, his wife brought his remaining medication from home for the jail to administer for him. But the medication recently ran out, and the jail began providing him with a medication with which he is unfamiliar.

Assistant District Attorney Mark Lope, prosecuting the case, pointed out that the jail might be providing him with a generic version of the medication.

“We certainly don't want to jeopardize Mr. Coleman's health,” Lope said, adding that he emailed the jail's personnel to see if that was the case, but he has not received a response.

“My understanding is he is not receiving his meds,” Palumbi said, but conceded that she would be willing to wait to hear back from the jail.

Shaffer denied the motion for early parole with the understanding that the issue could be raised again once more information is gathered.