ATTLEBORO - A district court judge has dismissed the gambling and weapons case against the last of two defendants charged two years ago with running a betting ring out of a downtown office.

Judge David Turcotte in Attleboro District Court agreed to a defense motion and dismissed the case against Nicholas A. Vito III, 37, of Attleboro, who was arrested April 4, 2007.

Turcotte issued his ruling Friday.

Vito's lawyer, Richard Silva Jr. of Fall River, said Monday that his client, who had been free on pretrial conditions and had to report regularly to probation while his case was pending, said his client was pleased.

"It's a relief," Silva said. "It's a lot of stress for anybody to go through something like that." Silva said Vito, who had no prior criminal record, had made every one of the two dozen court dates scheduled for the case and had the support of his family.

Turcotte's ruling following a previous ruling to throw out statements made by Vito to police after a search of his apartment at 6 West St.

The search of Vito's apartment was ruled illegal because of an error police made in the search warrant application.

In a raid at an office at 3 Park St., which police say was a front for the gaming operation, police found a loaded .380-caliber handgun, gambling tables, betting slips and paraphernalia, as well as computers and TVs.

The case against Vito's co-defendant, Noah Sheridan, 31, of North Attleboro, was dismissed earlier on different legal grounds.