ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Mahendra Patel is seeking $25 million in damages from the City of Acworth after criminal charges against him were dropped.

Patel was accused of attempting to kidnap a toddler from an Acworth Walmart in March.

Patel’s attorney, Ashleigh Merchant, called the whole thing a misunderstanding.

Merchant said the incident started when her client asked a woman named Caroline Miller for help finding Tylenol inside the Walmart.

Surveillance video shows Miller was riding on a handicapped scooter, and Merchant said Patel reached down to try and prevent her child from falling as Miller stood up to point towards the medication.

Records show Miller called the Acworth Police Department 30 minutes later to report the attempted kidnapping. Charges were filed, and Pate

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