Prosecutors have agreed to drop their case against Peter Mathes, who was accused of helping Genesis Silva conceal the murder of Silva's girlfriend, Brittany Battagalia, in return for Mathes' testimony against Silva, court records show.
The teen was standing on the sidewalk about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 5400 block of North Kimball Avenue when a man tried to force her into a Jeep, police say.