( CNN ) -- Singer Bruno Mars appeared in a Las Vegas , Nevada , court Wednesday morning to accept a `` deferred adjudication '' deal on a drug charge , his lawyer Blair Berk confirmed . Mars will avoid prosecution if he stays out of trouble for the next year , gets eight hours of drug counseling , does 200 hours of community service and pays a $ 2,000 fine , according to terms of a deal accepted in court Wednesday . The 25-year-old was arrested in a casino restroom last September , allegedly with 2.6 grams of cocaine in the left front pocket of his jeans , police said . The resolution of the singer 's legal trouble comes three days after Mars won a Grammy for best male pop vocal performance and received a standing ovation for his onstage Grammy performance with Janelle Monae . Mars and Monae announced Wednesday they will start touring the United States together in May . Under the `` deferred adjudication '' agreement of the felony drug charge , the district attorney will not pursue the charge for 12 months as long as Mars complies with terms of their deal , Berk said . After a year , the charge would be dropped . Mars , whose real name is Peter Hernandez , was riding high on the music charts when he was arrested last year . His single , `` Just the Way You Are , '' shot to No . 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that month . His latest single , `` Grenade , '' is currently at the top of the charts .
The charge will be dropped if he stays out of trouble for a year , his lawyer says . Mars must complete community service , pay a fine and get counseling . The singer was arrested in a Las Vegas casino last September . Comment: