text: A judge has dismissed stalking and harassment charges filed against an ice cream truck operator who had been accused of trying to run his rival, Mr. Ding-A-Ling, out of their small New York town in a local turf war. Prosecutors in Fulton County say a judge in Gloversville dismissed the charges against Joshua Malatino this week. Malatino and his then-girlfriend, Samantha Scott  of the Snow Kone Joe ice cream truck business were charged in April 2013 after the driver of a Mr. Ding-a-Ling truck said the two had repeatedly harassed and stalked him. Scroll down for video . Exonerated: A judge has dismissed stalking and harassment charges filed against Joshua Malatino, seen here with and Amanda Scott in June 2013, after a driver of a rival truck claimed they tried to put him out of business . Cold war: Malatino allegedly offered his rival's customers free ice cream and boasted that he 'owned the town's ice cream truck business in Gloversville' The resolution to the case marks two years of bitter legal battles between Malatino, Scott and Phillip Hollister, of Mr. Ding-A-Ling, who the pair were accused of stalking. Indeed, when the fractious dispute first came to national attention in 2013, Scott and Malatino were accused of chasing Hollister's truck and playing loud music to disrupt his customers. Hollister and Mr. Ding-A-Ling said that Malatino would shout, 'You don't have a chance, this is my town', while he angrily followed the rival ice cream truck. On another occasion, Hollister said that Malatino pulled up behind his truck and offered free ice cream to undercut him. Embarrassing: The couple were arrested in April 2013 and accused of harassing and stalking another ice cream vendor in the small town in upstate New York . Fine: Scott's separate case resulted in her accepting a fine for disorderly conduct. She is no longer with Malatino . Testing times: Amanda Scott was reported to be a co-owner in Snow Kone Joe ice cream truck business in Gloversville . Moving on: Samantha Scott is no longer with Malatino and it is not known if she lives in Gloversville anymore . Hollister made complaints to police in Gloversville and they warned Scott and Malatino to cease their aggressive actions. The one-time lovers were  arrested and charged with harassment and stalking and the town refused to renew his license to sell ice cream. However, ultimately the case was thrown out. The judge in the case said that offering free ice cream was not illegal and their meetings were always accidental. Malatino told the Times Union he never doubted his name would be cleared. 'I'm happy it's over and the decision came down in my favor. I think it was ridiculous from day one and felt it was a personal attack against me,' said Malatino. 'My name has been tarnished across the world because this was all over the Internet, and it affected my daughter and my family,' said Malatino. Scott pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was given a fine. Authorities said the incidents did not meet the legal definitions of harassment .
target: Judge dismissed charges of harassment and stalking against owner of small-town ice cream truck business .
  Small town of Gloversville, in upstate New York was rocked by a ferocious ice cream truck dispute in April 2013 .
  Snow Kone Joe ice cream truck owner Joshua Malatino and his then girlfriend, Samantha Scott, were arrested in April 2013 .
  Pair were charged with trying to force rival Mr. Ding-a-Ling ice cream truck business out of business .
  Accused of harassing and stalking Philip Hollister, a Mr. Ding-a-Ling truck driver .
  Malatino said the case led him to be humiliated beyond his hometown because the case made news worldwide .