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Stolen van returned to Macon musician

Robert Lee Coleman performs at a 2012 benefit concert for the Macon Rescue Mission.
Robert Lee Coleman performs at a 2012 benefit concert for the Macon Rescue Mission. jvorhees@macon.com

A couple weeks after getting back his prized guitars, a Macon blues musician now has his van again.

Guitarist Robert Lee Coleman said Thursday his 1998 Chevrolet Astro van is back in his possession after it was picked up by a wrecker service on West Highland Drive. The van, along with three guitars and an amplifier, were stolen May 25.

Praise the good lord. I got my van back she is a little worse for wear but she is back :)

Posted by Robert Lee Coleman on Thursday, June 8, 2017

Coleman credited a Macon Guitar Center employee with helping get his guitars back when two men tried to sell them the day after they were stolen. Two men face criminal charges after attempting to sell the guitars.

“I am still missing the amp but hoping it will soon show up also,” he said in an email to the Telegraph.

Coleman has performed with musical legends such as Percy Sledge and James Brown.

Stanley Dunlap: 478-744-4623, @stan_telegraph

This story was originally published June 9, 2017 at 10:27 AM with the headline "Stolen van returned to Macon musician."

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