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Prosecutors drop charges against Md. man accused of setting pregnant woman on fire

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WASHINGTON — ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ has learned that prosecutors in Maryland’s Prince George’s County dropped charges against the second man who was charged with attempted murder after a pregnant woman was set on fire.

Online court records show prosecutors dropped charges against Jonathan Edward Miller of Temple Hills Friday.

Miller’s attorney Andrew Jezic confirms to ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Neal Augenstein that charges were dropped.

Prince George’s County prosecution spokeswoman Denise Roberts has not responded to requests for comment.

A jury last week acquitted Laquinn Phillips, who had been charged with attacking Andrea Grinage.

Neal Augenstein

Neal Augenstein has been a general assignment reporter with ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ since 1997. He says he looks forward to coming to work every day, even though that means waking up at 3:30 a.m.

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