Marten Laciny aka Marteria: German rapper arrested in North Carolina after allegedly choking a woman
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA: Marteria, a rapper from Germany whose real name is Marten Laciny, was placed under arrest on Thursday, March 30. The 40-year-old artist was arrested in North Carolina, USA, after being accused of choking a woman.
Laciny was arrested on Thursday, March 30 but has since been released on a $5,000 bail, according to Spiegal. Lanciny's trial is scheduled to start on Tuesday, April 18, according to a police file that Spiegal was able to access. The allegation is exclusively based on the information provided by the alleged victim, and no more evidence has been presented, according to the file, which also notes that the presumption of innocence is valid. Suspects are presumed innocent until a verdict is reached.
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Who is Marten Laciny?
Marteria, who also goes by the name Marsimoto on his music releases, is one of the most well-known rappers in Germany. Laciny played football for Hansa Rostock and Germany under-17 team before breaking out on the music scene. He was then discovered for a modeling job in New York City and worked for Diesel and Hugo Boss.
Laciny ultimately made the decision to return to Germany in order to pursue a musical career. After finding success with songs like Verstrahlt, he has so far sold more than three million records. The song, which includes the vocalist Yasha, is part of FIFA 12.
Laciny underwent acting training before appearing on numerous TV shows. He also became well-known on German television as the face of the Fisherman's Friend commercials. The last album Laciny published was in 2021, but he recently teased that there may be another this year in an Instagram story on Tuesday, April 4.
'I hope the situation clears up soon'
On a recent Instagram post by Lanciny, several people reacted to his arrest, with one fan writing "How can you be so wrong in a person?! Always thought you were a good one." Another fan wrote, "USA assault on a woman??? I'm disappointed!!"
A third fan wrote, "As a 10+ year Marteria fan I can only hope the allegations are NOT true. But if it should be the case, I am too deeply disappointed and speechless. Never ever did I expect something like that, for me you were always 'one of the good ones'. I hope the situation clears up soon."
"Assault by strangulation? I guess the lawyers will rather not allow immediate statement, but just going ahead with promo feels completely wrong," this other fan wrote. "Boy wtf the mirror sayin It applies to the presumption of innocence, and I hope in your case it applies correctly. If not, this will hurt your career massively," one fan wrote.
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