Virginia prosecutors Friday dropped all charges against university student Martese Johnson, whose bloody arrest sparked national outrage over the use of excessive force by the state liquor control agents.

Johnson, 20, was arrested in March outside a pub less than a quarter mile from the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, by agents with Virginia's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC).

Martese's attorney, Daniel Watkins, thanked the court and said that both he and his client are relieved. "This has been quite the ordeal for Martese, and we are happy that he no longer faces the threat of criminal prosecution," Watkins said.

Video of the arrest, showing blood dripping down Johnson's face as he's held to the ground, spread quickly online. The UVA student faced misdemeanor charges for public intoxication and obstruction of justice.