MAYBE this is why the judge dismissed the STATE charges, so The FEDS could take over, federal crimes seem to carry much stiffer sentences!!!!
That's not how it works. The normal procedure is for the state to decline prosecution if there are federal charges filed that are more serious. In this case the state charges were outright dismissed on a technicality before the feds filed any charges.
The judge dismissed because the prosecution had 10 days to properly file charges and did not.