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NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Several weeks after prosecutors dropped burglary charges against an Idaho man, they've refiled the same case against his son.
The Idaho Press reports Ada County prosecutors have charged 25-year-old Mario Rodriguez of Boise with several felonies because they say he stole thousands of dollars' worth of equipment from an auto parts store.
Earlier this year, prosecutors accused 48-year-old Mario Rodriguez — the younger man's father — of the same crime. The elder Rodriguez was arrested in March, jailed and held on a $75,000 bond until he was able to make a payment and be released.
Prosecutors filed a motion on April 26 to drop the charges against the father, telling the judge it was "in the interest of justice."
The younger Rodriguez has not yet entered a plea, and his attorney said he had not yet received evidence in the case from prosecutors. A hearing is scheduled for June 13.
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