Assault charge dropped against Atlanta rapper T.I.

MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped a simple assault charge against rapper T.I. but are moving ahead with charges of public drunkenness and disorderly conduct stemming from his May arrest outside his Atlanta-area home.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports T.I. faces the misdemeanor charges in Henry County court.
Henry County Deputy Police Chief Mike Ireland said at the time that T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, had lost his key and the guard wouldn’t let him i