Accused Walmart kidnapper still in jail despite seemingly contradicting video | FOX 5 News

Mahendra Patel is still in jail for an alleged kidnapping at an Acworth Walmart despite surveillance footage released in April seemingly showing is innocence in the matter. Chair of the Cobb County Democratic Party Essence Johnson is now calling for his immediate release.

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