The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office withdrew charges Wednesday, March 18, against a Boston man who was charged with stalking and harassing Slippery Rock Mayor Jondavid Longo and his family.

Misdemeanor charges of stalking, terroristic threats, harassment and two counts of endangerment of a public safety official were withdrawn against Todd J. Hogue, 36, prior to a preliminary hearing scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at District Judge Joseph Nash’s office.

“After review of the investigative materials and a supplemental investigation, the Office of Attorney General has decided to withdraw the charges,” a spokesperson said in an email.

Longo said the withdrawal of the charges doesn’t mean Hogue was exonerated.

Slippery Rock police filed charges against Hogue in October.

Police said they were informed June 28 that a man had posted Longo’s home address to Facebook, continuously posted harassing comments and attempted to contact Longo’s family and friends. Police found the man had posted Longo’s address 15 times.

Police said they viewed screenshots of a man using the name “Sam Hogg” posting Longo’s address in comment sections of posts made by Longo and other users. Other screenshots showed Hogg engaging in aggressive behavior with others about political beliefs.

Police searched Hogg’s and Longo’s Facebook accounts and found Hogg messaged Longo six times July 19 with threats toward him and his wife.

Police found during the search one of the users associated with Hogg’s account was named TJ Hogue. Police tracked the IP address of the post to the Boston area, and mobile phone records were tracked back to Hogue.

Police said Longo was previously friends with the Hogue family, and the two had engaged with each other on social media many times before.

These incidents weren’t the first time Hogue had reached out to Longo. Police said in September 2024, they were made aware of Hogue repeatedly messaging Longo and his mother.

Police were also made aware Aug. 7 of a fake Facebook account impersonating Longo. The account had been sending friend requests to his friends and family and posting comments to start arguments. Police did not confirm if the fake account was related to Hogue.

“The withdrawal of all charges confirms what was evident to us from the outset — this case should never have been brought,” Hogue’s attorney Jennifer Gilliland Vanasdale said in a statement.