Charges against a Georgia man accused of trying to kidnap a toddler at an Atlanta-area Walmart were dismissed Wednesday after prosecutors said they were “satisfied that the ends of justice have been met.”
A motion filed earlier said prosecutors were moving to drop the charges after having met with the boy’s mother and reviewed the facts and circumstances surrounding the case.
The accused, Mahendra Patel, had disputed the charges and said he had only been trying to help the mother during the March 18 incident, which sparked allegations of racial bias and drew nearly 100,000 signatures in an online petition calling for justice.
Speaking outside the courtroom Wednesday, Patel told NBC affiliate WXIA of Atlanta that he was “relieved” at the outcome…