A judge has dropped the theft charge that led to the arrest of Cecil Roebuck, who is planning a new Carnival parade to start the season.

Cecil Roebuck’s plans to produce the Mystic Kings parade were interrupted on Wednesday, when New Orleans Police Department officers arrested him at his Mid-City den. Roebuck was booked on a theft charge, relating to the production of another Carnival parade in 2022.

On Thursday, Magistrate Judge Juana M. Lombard found “no probable cause” to hold him, according to court records. He currently faces no charges.

In a telephone interview Friday, Roebuck said he’s been hounded by accusers as he attempts to provide New Orleans with a new parade.

“These people are being relentless against me,” he said. “They’re bringing up things that never existed.”

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