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German rapper arrested during Charlotte visit sees assault charge dropped

Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday dismissed charges in a case involving a famous rapper accused of choking a woman in Charlotte, according to his lawyer.

Police arrested German sensation Marten Laciny, known as Marteria to his fans, on March 30 on an assault charge, according to public records on Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office website. He was later released on a $5,000 bond, and Tuesday the charges were dismissed, said Robert DeCurtins, Laciny’s defense attorney.

The 40-year-old singer has more than 2 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and his hit song “Lila Wolken” has more than 99 million streams on Spotify.