The article does not say why the charges were dismissed, though.
federal stalking charges have stuck so now life in prison is on the table.
It's all political at this point.
Pardons. If he's pardoned there is a good chance he'll kill again. (And inspire copycats.)
We need to eliminate pardons across our system of justice. Between Biden pardoning his son and Trump pardoning the J6'ers, there should be a bipartisan case for closing this.