The charges were not dropped, they were reduced to a misdemeanor with pretrial diversion to an anger management course.
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You didn't bold the nolle prosequi part, but that's the critical part. The charges were dropped upon completion of the diversion. That's the whole point of a diversion. The record still shows up, but there is no conviction.