An Ohio prosecutor dropped his criminal indictment against the famous Pennsylvania groundhog over his "prediction" of an early spring.

On February 2, the groundhog allegedly "predicted" that spring would start six weeks earlier, rather than six more weeks of winter. This tongue-and-cheek indictment from Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser was dropped Monday, according to the Associated Press (AP).

The Groundhog Day takes place in Punxsutawney, Penn. every year. If it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on that day, spring would come early. If it is sunny outside, the groundhog would supposedly see its own shadow, then retreat. This would mean six more weeks of winter.

This past Groundhog's Day, the prediction was wrong, which cause an Ohio prosecutor to file a suit for comedic purposes.

With recent snow storms in the northeast and reported more snow was on the way, Gmoser decided to seek revenge with a playful joke.

Gmoser said Punxsutawney Phil (groundhog) has a "defense with teeth in it" since the animal's handler is taking the blame, according to the AP.

Bill Deeley, president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle, said Monday the furry prognosticator had actually predicted six more weeks of winter, but he mistakenly announced an early spring because he failed to correctly interpret Phil's "groundhog-ese. Truly, I have really serious work to do in Butler County."

Deeley said the groundhog was not fazed by the charges and continued to rest up and gets his three meals a day.

"Now it turns out, Punxsutawney Phil is little more than a scapegoat," Gmoser wrote in the dismissal. "I'm kind of done with animal cases. Maybe another prosecutor can go after the Easter Bunny.