Prosecutors have dropped all felony charges against an Iowa man who was arrested in 2021 by Chicago police for having guns and ammunition in his hotel room overlooking a popular tourist attraction.

Cook County prosecutors dropped the felony charges against Keegan Casteel on Monday after he pleaded guilty to reckless conduct, a misdemeanor, and was ordered to pay a $500 fine.

The Ankeny, Iowa, man had faced two felony counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, but no evidence was ever produced in court files that Casteel had anything nefarious planned, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

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Casteel was arrested on July 4, 2021, when a housekeeper found the guns and ammunition in his room at the W Hotel. The weapons — a rifle with a laser sight, a handgun and ammunition — were found on the sill of a 12th-floor window that had a view of Ohio Street Beach and Navy Pier, a major tourist attraction along Lake Michigan.

Police video showed he told officers he "didn’t mean to startle anyone" and simply forgot to remove the firearms from a bag while packing for a trip to the city.

Then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the city's then-police superintendent both suggested after his arrest that Casteel, visiting with his family from Iowa, may have intended to fire on Navy Pier crowds.

Casteel said he had packed the guns and ammunition by mistake when he packed quickly the night before making the trip with his girlfriend and his two children and decided to keep the items in his room. He said he had traveled to Chicago to propose to his girlfriend on the Ferris wheel at Navy Pier.

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Among the items police seized during a search of the hotel room was a diamond ring. And Casteel, then 32, proposed to his girlfriend immediately after being released from the Cook County Jail.

His attorney, Jonathan Brayman, told the Chicago Sun-Times on Tuesday that Casteel was questioned by a joint terrorism task force, which eventually cleared him and issued a report saying it had determined he did not pose a threat.

"I think he was very unfairly portrayed by the mayor and police in the media," Brayman said of Casteel.

He said his client, an auto mechanic, was "happy to be putting the case behind him" and "wanted to move forward with his life."

A sly alligator was spotted in New Jersey after evading authorities two times and leaving police shocked that the reptile was on the loose in the Garden State.

Alligators are not native to New Jersey, and it is still a mystery how the reptile ended up in Middlesex Borough, New Jersey, officials said.

The Middlesex Borough Police Department said that the 3 to 4-foot alligator has been spotted in the waters of Lake Creighton, commonly known as the Duck Pond, and the Ambrose Brook, multiple times since Aug. 23.

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One week later, police and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is still working to capture the elusive alligator.

Authorities say that the crafty creature was first spotted Aug. 23, and then again during the overnight early hours Aug. 30.

A bystander reportedly claimed seeing a duck getting attacked and pulled under by the alligator, but a search failed to locate either the reptile or the duck’s carcass.

In a video taken by Mario Fincher, the alligator is seen swimming in the shallow waters. 

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Police warned people not to approach or attempt to capture the alligator.

Authorities shared in a Facebook update Wednesday that the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office deployed drones Monday, and the Middlesex Borough Department of Public Works, who assisted in searching the shoreline by boat, are searching for the reptile. 

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Police also said that they set up a trap on the lake's edge near the area of the last sighting.

Local law enforcement said that their "paramount concern" is the safety of the community.

"We are continuing to coordinate with state partners to remove the threat that this non-indigenous reptile causes," police said. "Anyone who observes the alligator is urged to stay away from it and contact the Middlesex Borough Police Department by dialing 732-356-1900 or 9-1-1. Citizens may also contact our partners at NJ Fish & Wildlife at 877-WARN-DEP (877-927-6337)."