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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Charges for Dane in Colorado wildfire will likely be dropped

Costilla County Sheriff's Office

Criminal charges will probably be dropped against a mentally ill Danish man accused of starting a large 2018 Colorado wildfire, who can no longer be forcibly medicated, a prosecutor said Monday.

District Attorney Alonzo Payne made the comment without elaborating on the reasons during a court hearing to discuss the case against Jesper Joergensen, who has repeatedly been found mentally incompetent to stand trial.

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