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You'd think that Gary Coleman's wedded bliss wouldn't have burned off so soon in the rural redoubt of Payson, Utah, where diminutive ex-child stars and their relatively Amazonian nuptial conquests have long retreated to peaceful, simple lives far removed from the flashbiulb glare of LA. But apparently even this dusky frontier 50 miles outside Salt Lake City has its predatory paps; they may wield disposable cameras, and they may or may not ask for permission, but whatever amateur shutterbug Colt Rushton did this weekend at a Payson ten-pinnery was enough to rouse Coleman from his heretofore gracious calm:

Actor Gary Coleman hit a pedestrian with his truck after arguing with him in a local bowling alley, police said. ...

Payson police Lt. Bill Wright said Colt Rushton and Coleman got into an argument in the early morning hours Saturday over pictures Rushton had taken of Coleman inside the bowling alley. He said the argument continued outside, and that Coleman hit Rushton and a car as he was backing out of a parking space. Neither man was issued a citation, and Wright said it wasn't clear whether Coleman hit Rushton on purpose. He said neither man was giving authorities much information.

Investigations continue (booze was reportedly involved), with Payson being treated and discharged from a local hospital with minor injuries and Coleman returning to his quiet, married reclusion. Neither man has commented to reporters, leaving only the speculation of how bad Coleman's game really is these days — nothing like the good old days, when we hear he used to average at least 220 while anchoring the Diff'rent Strokes team. It's actually kind of shocking he hadn't mixed it up with someone before Saturday; you haven't heardtrash talk like the smack he used to lay down with Charlotte Rae.