UNDATED (AP) – New Zealand prosecutors have done an about-face and dropped a murder-for-hire charge against AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd.

Officials tell The Associated Press the charge has been dropped due to issues with the sufficiency of the evidence against Rudd.

Three lesser charges against Rudd remain. Those include threatening to kill and possession of meth and pot.

AC/DC say they only found out about the arrest of Rudd as the news was breaking.

The band says in a statement they have no further comment on the matter and Rudd’s arrest will not affect the release of their “Rock or Bust” album in December and their tour next year.

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