PAYSON -- Authorities say actor Gary Coleman hit a pedestrian with his truck after arguing with him in a local bowling alley.

Lt. Bill Wright says Colt Rushton and Coleman got into an argument over pictures Rushton was taking inside the bowling alley. Police say the argument continued outside and it is unclear whether Coleman hit the man on purpose.

Coleman could not be reached for comment Sunday. His phone number is unlisted.

Wright said Rushton and Coleman weren't giving authorities much information.

"We're currently trying to sort through those issues," Wright told the Deseret News of Salt Lake City. "We've been able to establish there was an argument between the two, due to pictures Rushton wanted to take. He took some of Gary Coleman, and [Coleman] wasn't happy about it."

Wright says Coleman was backing out of a parking spot after midnight Saturday when he hit the man and another vehicle. It is unclear whether Rushton or the other vehicle was hit first.

Wright told The Salt Lake Tribune there are "indications" that alcohol was a factor in the accident. Wright was unavailable for comment Sunday.

Rushton was taken to a hospital and treated for minor injuries and released.

Police didn't issue citations to either man.

Payson is about 50 miles south of Salt Lake City. Coleman lives in nearby Santaquin.

In July, Coleman was cited for disorderly conduct in Provo after witnesses said they saw the former "Diff'rent Strokes" star in an argument with a woman.

Authorities said Coleman and the woman were in his vehicle having a heated discussion about their relationship when two people saw him hit the steering wheel with his hands.

The disorderly conduct citation is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by up to three months in jail and a $750 fine.

He moved to Santaquin in 2005, around the time he starred in "Church Ball," a comedy based on basketball leagues formed by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

"Diff'rent Strokes" aired from 1978 to 1986. Coleman played a character named Arnold Jackson and was best known for the line, "Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis?"

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