Jackson, 18, and Marie Montmarquet, 22, who was accused of acting as a getaway driver, are no longer facing three charges of attempted armed robbery in the alleged holdup of three men at a convenience store near Tennessee's Knoxville campus.
Jackson and Montmarquet did not know about the robbery beforehand and did not know anything happened until after they left the store, the Knox County District Attorney's office said in a news release.
The decision to drop the charges "was made after an intensive investigation by the Knoxville Police Department, numerous interviews of persons with any relevant information on these charges and reviews of more than 10 hours of video and audio records related to the charges," according to the statement from Knox County District Attorney General Randy Nichols.
"[Jackson] did not know any criminal activity was going to occur," Don Bosch, Jackson's attorney, said. "He did not possess, use or plan to use marijuana. He was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time."
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