Arrest. Arraignment. Prison. Repeat.

For the second time in 2½ weeks, David R. Coleman, 50, of Butler was arrested, arraigned and locked up on the same charges.

The scenario played out Tuesday after Coleman — wanted on an arrest warrant since Friday — turned himself in to police at the Butler Government Center.

He's accused of deliberately ramming a state trooper's cruiser during a police chase March 30 in Butler and Butler Township.

The initial case was dismissed Thursday when the investigating trooper, who was out of town at a police training conference, did not appear in court for a preliminary hearing.

The dismissal vacated Coleman's $100,000 bail and allowed him to walk out of Butler County Prison.

His newfound freedom was short lived.

Police on Friday refiled the same charges, including three felonies — aggravated assault on a police officer, aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence and fleeing or attempting to elude police.

They also obtained an arrest warrant.

Police went looking for Coleman over the next few days but to no avail. They believe he was trying to avoid arrest.

But after a telephone conversation with his attorney Monday Coleman agreed to give himself up.

Public Defender Joseph Smith contacted the district attorney's office and the two sides hammered out an agreement for a lower bail: $25,000, this time.

“That was the carrot,” said Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Simon, “to get (Coleman) to turn himself in.”

But should he post bail, under the surrender terms, Coleman would be placed on house arrest, meaning he would have to wear an electronic monitoring device.

“This was proposed by defense counsel” Simon said, “and we agreed to it.”

Smith would not comment on the discussions with his client or his client's family.

“I was able to effectuate his surrender on the refiled charges,” he said, “and we have a new and lower bond.”

Coleman, accompanied by two unidentified family members, just before 1 p.m. walked into the lobby of the government center where Smith — and two troopers — were waiting.

A short time later, police placed him in handcuffs and eventually took him back to the prison, where he was video arraigned by District Judge Kevin O'Donnell.

In addition to the felonies, Coleman is charged with misdemeanor counts of DUI, child endangerment, reckless endangerment and resisting arrest, and a list of other traffic violations.

His latest preliminary hearing is set for April 26.

State police allege Coleman was impaired at about 4:30 p.m. March 30, when Butler police first tried to pull him over for running a stop sign at South Chestnut and West Diamond streets.

Riding in Coleman's vehicle was a 13-year-old boy who police only identified as a relative.

Butler Township police and troopers joined in the chase that ended a short time later on Whitestown Road, where investigators say Coleman intentionally crashed his SUV into a state police cruiser.

Trooper Kevin Goss was injured in the crash. He was treated for unknown injuries at Butler Memorial Hospital.

O'Donnell dismissed the original case after the arresting officer failed to appear at Coleman's hearing.

Simon previously said the officer was at a required training conference in Harrisburg and was unaware of the hearing.

On Tuesday, Simon credited Smith for Coleman's surrender.

“Joe orchestrated the whole situation to where (the defendant) turned himself in,” Simon said. “Our concern was (Coleman) would engage himself in another chase and hurt someone else.”

Smith said that he, too, was relieved with the outcome.

“I'm very happy he turned himself in,” Smith said of Coleman, “and we'll litigate the charges in due course.”