The Pinellas State Attorney's Office dropped an elderly abuse charge against a former St. Petersburg mayoral candidate earlier this month.
Police arrested Paul Congemi on that elderly abuse charge in January. Investigators said Congemi let his mother's bed sores get so bad that her tail bone was visible.
When he was arrested, Congemi said his mother was only without professional care for a couple of days. He maintained that the lapse was due to his efforts to transfer care services.
Congemi previously ran for mayor of St. Petersburg in 2009 and 2013. He said he still plans to run for mayor again later this year.
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Paul Congemi, 60, was booked on a felony elderly abuse charge in January, 2017. (St. Petersburg Police)