ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A man accused of breaking into his mom's house to steal her traditional New Mexican stew won't face charges after all. Last week, a state district judge dismissed charges against Jonathan Carlos Ray, who was charged in 2015 for the theft of his mother's posole. The judge said the only witnesses to the alleged crime were Ray and his mother. Police said Ray was arrested after he ignored his mother's orders to stay away from her posole and ran off with the holiday dish.
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