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He reached to grab a toddler he said he thought was falling. Then he spent weeks in jail before the case was thrown out
Sanjay Patel was jailed 47 days after a Walmart incident; charges dropped following surveillance footage review; he now seeks $25 million for damages from Acworth city.
- In mid-March, Sanjay Patel was arrested three days after a Walmart store encounter in Cobb County, Georgia, and prosecutors moved to dismiss the case in August after he was released on bond.
- Patel says he reached to steady a toddler after a motorized cart clipped a display, whereas Caroline Miller, riding the cart and mother of the child, said he grabbed her son.
- At a bond hearing, store surveillance footage showed a brief lift of the child back to the mother’s lap, and Ashleigh Merchant said the footage secured Patel’s release amid rushed police work alleged by Patel.
- While jailed, Patel said Cobb County Jail deprived him of hypertension medication, exposed him to threats, and caused him to lose at least 17 pounds, damaging his health and business ties.
- The City of Acworth and Mayor Tommy Allegood denied liability after Patel filed an ante litem notice seeking damages, the city said.
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He reached to grab a toddler he said he thought was falling. It landed him in jail for weeks before the case was thrown out
Mahendra Patel sat inside a Georgia jail asking himself how could what he perceived to be an innocent exchange between two strangers at Walmart store turn into felony charges for him.
·Atlanta, United States
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