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Case dropped against Marteria in North Carolina
The musician and rapper Marteria, recorded in the margins of an interview. photo
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Rapper Marteria doesn’t have to fear a charge of assault. According to his lawyer, the case was dropped. The public prosecutor’s office did not give any reasons for their decision.
A charge of assault against German rapper Marteria in the United States has been dropped. The public prosecutor’s office and Marteria’s lawyer in the city of Charlotte (state of North Carolina) confirmed this to the German Press Agency.
“The case was dropped, and I can tell you that I am satisfied with this result,” said defense attorney Robert DeCurtins of the dpa. “I am pleased that my client has been rehabilitated,” he said on the sidelines of a planned court hearing. Marteria herself was not present.
The lawyer gave no reasons for the prosecutor’s decision. The public prosecutor’s office confirmed on request that the proceedings had been discontinued, but initially gave no reasons.
According to police reports, Marteria (40), who was born in Rostock and whose real name is Marten Laciny, was briefly detained in the US city on the night of March 29th to 30th. The authorities’ allegation against the “Purple Clouds” rapper was initially assaulted by strangulation and an attack on a woman in a downtown hotel.