ðeɪ wɜː dɹˈɑːpt bɪkˈʌz hɪz lˈɔɪɚz stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt hiː wʌz wˈeɪvd θɹuː ðə blɑːkˈeɪdz ænd hiː hædtə dˈuː wʌt ðə pəlˈiːs sˈɛd.
They were dropped because his lawyers stated that he was waved through the blockades and he had to do what the police said.