Just over a week after charges were dismissed against a Havre de Grace man accused of threatening mass violence on Perryville and The Great Wolf Lodge, Cecil County prosecutors have refiled charges against him.

Christopher Giles, 66, was released from Perryville Police custody Nov. 25 when the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office dismissed charges against him. Two weeks later, Giles found himself back in jail for the same charges.

Seth Okin, an attorney who represented Giles in the first case, called the situation “horrible” and “nonsense” in an interview with The Aegis.

“He was released before the holidays and was able to go home and get the services he needs,” Okin said. “Now, he [had to go] back in a jail cell for the same thing… People’s lives are not games,” Okin said.

A new trial is scheduled for Jan. 23 in Cecil County District Court.

Havre de Grace Police arrested Giles on Oct. 5, and said Giles told them the Great Wolf Lodge in Perryman was “on his list,” according to charging documents. Giles was then transferred to Perryville Police custody, where he admitted to the threat, charging documents state.

Giles was charged with threat of arson and two counts of threatening mass violence Oct. 5. Okin said it was “someone having a mental health crisis” and was “not a reason to be incarcerated.”

The two charges, which were filed again against Giles on Dec. 3, carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

Giles allegedly made the threat to the Cecil County 911 Center out of frustration after the “Perryville Police Department put him in handcuffs for the first time in his life,” charging documents state.

The first case included an audio recording and transcript of the 911 call Giles made to police, Okin said. The state has refiled the case with more evidence that was available at the time but not handed over to the defense in the first case, Okin said, calling the move “unethical.”

The new arrest warrant was served Tuesday, according to court records. Giles was held without bail in his first case; he posted $15,000 in bail Wednesday after a hearing.

The Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office did not respond to a request for comment.

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