The Twin Peaks case involving Hewitt resident Matthew Alan Clendennen was dismissed Monday by the special prosecutor who was appointed to try the case after the local district attorney stepped away from it.

Brian M. Roberts, the attorney who was appointed to prosecute the Clendennen case, signed the dismissal form which states: “After reviewing all the facts, circumstances and evidence, it is the state’s position that no probable cause exists to believe the defendant committed the offense.”

Roberts said the case was dismissed “with prejudice”, which means it cannot be re-called or re-filed and henceforth is moot.

Clendennen and his attorney, F Clinton Broden, of Dallas, have led the charge among Twin Peaks defendants who have been trying to change the perception of the Twin Peaks prosecutions.

“Now, almost three years later, after the filing of numerous speedy trial demands and countless motions in the trial court, the recusal of the trial judge, the recusal of the district attorney, and three trips to the Court of Appeals, the saga is over for Matt Clendennen,” Broden said in a news release issued Monday.

The Clendennen case, among several that were assigned to prosecutors outside District Attorney Abel Reyna’s office after Reyna recused himself, is the first of those that was independently reviewed outside of Reyna’s office.

“The special prosecutors make clear in their motion that the case against Mr. Clendennen is being dismissed based upon the lack of probable cause and with prejudice,” Broden’s release said.

“After being arrested with a ‘fill-in-the-name’ arrest warrant, being held in jail for three weeks on a $1,000,000 bond and being held hostage for three years despite making several demands for a speedy trial, I am hopeful the civil courts will ultimately provide justice for Matt,” Broden said.

“We also must never forget that nine people died at Twin Peaks. Nevertheless, because of the reckless actions on the part of the District Attorney in advocating for wholesale arrests rather than the particularized arrests of the individual suspects, those nine families may be denied justice,” Broden said.