COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A Cobb County man said his life was turned upside-down when he was falsely accused of trying to kidnap a toddler while inside a Walmart.

What they're saying:

Mahendra Patel said during the 47 days he was in jail, his business suffered, he worried about his family and he feared for his life.

"In a jail, people don't take it lightly when you try to do something with the kids. So I got death threats, I got people want to beat me up," said Patel.

He said he had no idea what was going on in Caroline Miller's head that she made those statements to the police, but said she should think hard about saying or doing anything that could affect someone else's life.

Patel also said police and the district attorney's office should have done their due diligence while investigatin

See Full Page