Cobb County prosecutors on Wednesday agreed to drop criminal charges against a Walmart shopper accused of trying to snatch a 2-year-old boy from his mother inside the busy store.
Mahendra Patel, a 57-year-old real estate investor and father of two, spent more than six weeks behind bars after his controversial March 22 arrest.
The Cobb County District Attorney’s Office quickly indicted the Kennesaw man on three charges stemming from his encounter with the fellow customer who accused him of trying to rip her son from her arms.
But video footage from the heavily surveilled Acworth store raised eyebrows as it appeared to contradict claims made by both the woman and local police…