Abandonment charges against couple dropped

ATLANTA - Abandoment charges against a man who claimed to have found a newborn in a parking lot were dropped after authorities decided he was trying to place the infant in good hands. <br> <br> A municipal judge dismissed the charge Thursday against Eddie Stephens, 60, and Jeanette L. Worrell, 34, the mother. <br> <br> Stephens said he found the girl wrapped in towels Sept. 16 behind the printing business where he worked as a deliveryman. He and Worrell were arrested in October after authorities determined the story was untrue. <br> <br> Stephens still faces a misdemeanor charge of making a false report of a crime. <br> <br> After interviewing Worrell, police alleged that Stephens fathered the child. He admitted an affair with Worrell but denied being the father. <br> <br> City Solicitor Raines Carter said welfare officials are working toward getting the baby adopted by her foster parents.

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