Jerry Hal Saliterman’s case had been pending in federal court. A judge dismissed the charges against him on Monday.

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge on Monday, March 17, dismissed charges against a Minnesota man accused of hiding a pair of ruby slippers worn in "The Wizard Of Oz" and stolen from a museum in 2005, after prosecutors said the man had died.

Jerry Hal Saliterman was allegedly involved in the theft of one of Judy Garland's ruby slippers from a museum in 2005. Prosecutors say he died Sunday.