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Charges dropped against Danish man in Colorado wildfire

FILE - This undated file photo released by the Costilla County, Colo., Sheriff's Office shows Jesper Joergensen. A judge has dismissed criminal charges against Joergensen, a mentally ill Danish man accused of starting a Colorado wildfire that destroyed over 100 homes in 2018 after he was repeatedly found incompetent to stand trial. Joergensen is expected to be released from the state mental hospital following Monday's ruling. (Costilla County Sheriff's Office via AP, File) FILE - The Spring Creek Fire continues to burn in Costilla County on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 in La Veta, Colo. A judge has dismissed criminal charges against a mentally ill Danish man accused of starting the Colorado wildfire that destroyed over 100 homes in 2018 after he was repeatedly found incompetent to stand trial. Jesper Joergensen is expected to be released from the state mental hospital following Monday's ruling. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP, file) FILE - This undated file photo released by the Costilla County, Colo., Sheriff's Office shows Jesper Joergensen. A judge has dismissed criminal charges against Joergensen, a mentally ill Danish man accused of starting a Colorado wildfire that destroyed over 100 homes in 2018 after he was repeatedly found incompetent to stand trial. Joergensen is expected to be released from the state mental hospital following Monday's ruling. (Costilla County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
Charges dropped against Danish man in Colorado wildfire