EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The attorney of the man who was jailed after he was wrongfully charged for the death of 17-year-old Miguel Angel Romero in 2024 told KTSM that people keep "threatening and harassing" his client to this day.

Charges against 55-year-old Oscar Solis for intoxicated manslaughter and collision involving death were dropped in April. However, the El Paso County Attorney's Office on Thursday, Sept. 4, announced the reason behind the charge dismissal.

Romero was struck and killed in February 2024 when he was crossing Darrington Boulevard in Horizon City.

Solis was arrested after a bystander followed a red pickup and identified it as the suspected vehicle. Officers said Solis had an open container of alcohol inside the truck and had a history of DWI convictions.

However,

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