This story has been updated to reflect that charges in this case were dropped.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn (WVLT) -- Charges against a guitarist from the Knoxville-based alternative metal band "10 Years" have been dropped, and his record expunged after he was his former fiance accused him assault, which led to his arrest.

According to the warrant Erin Schettler told police her then-fiance, Matthew Howell Wantland, 28, pointed a .38 caliber handgun at her, pushed her against a wall and spit in her face twice before she said he pushed her to the floor. Schettler told police she had unloaded the gun prior to the incident.

"These allegations were made with no truth and only in an attempt to harm my social status and my public career," Wantland said in an email to VolunteerTV.com.

Wantland was arrested by Knoxville Police around 10 p.m. on Sept. 17, 2009, and jailed on a $2,500 bond. The charges were later dropped and his record expunged, according to Knox County Criminal Court officials.

Wantland is one of five members of "10 Years", formed in 1999 in Knoxville. They have since released four albums including "Division" in 2008.

Their single, "Wasteland" from their debut album "The Autumn Efffect" spent more than 12 months on the Rock charts, finally reaching #1 at Active Rock in December 2005.