Chris Brown ‘facing jail’ after allegedly punching a stranger outside five-star hotel in Washington, D.C.


Chris Brown has been arrested after allegedly attacking a man in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The alleged incident took place in Washington, D.C. and resulted in the 24-year-old singer being arrested for felony assault.

The charge could carry a four-year prison sentence for the R’n’B star as he’s still on parole for assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.

Brown and his bodyguard were both arrested after the former allegedly ‘punched a man in the face’ outside a D.C. hotel.

According to TMZ‘s law enforcement sources, the singer got into a row with a man outside the W Hotel before throwing the alleged punches.

Rihanna’s ex-boyfriend did not appear to be under the influence of either drugs or alcohol, the website maintains.

The altercation took place at around 4:30 in the morning.

Brown, who hosted a party at the city’s Park and 14th club earlier in the evening, was taken into police custody.

The alleged victim was reportedly taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation, though it is not yet known whether or not the unidentified man sustained serious injuries from the incident.

This weekend’s arrest comes just days after Brown performed in Philadelphia.

The serious nature of the allegations could spell trouble for the artist, given his probation status.

According to TMZ, a felony assault charge could be grounds for probation violation.

In July, Brown’s probation was briefly revoked after he was involved in a hit-and-run incident in Los Angeles, but it was later reinstated in August.

The star was charged on May 21 with a misdemeanour hit-and-run and driving without a valid licence following the accident in the San Fernando Valley.

Though he refuted claims by the other driver involved, insisting he ‘followed the proper procedures’ and exchanged information with the owner despite there being no damage to his car.

The singer has also been involved in fracas with fellow musicians Drake and Frank Ocean, though neither of those resulted in criminal charges.


On June 13, 2012, punches and bottles were thrown when Chris clashed with rival rapper Drake at New York nightclub W.I.P.

As many as eight clubgoers are said to have sustained injuries during the brawl between the stars and their entourages, including Brown, who suffered a nasty gash to his chin.

Eva Longoria’s ex-husband, San Antonio Spurs player Tony Parker, also got caught up in the scuffle, requiring surgery to remove a shard of glass from his eye.

Attorneys for Brown claimed that Drake instigated the fight, though he was not arrested.

In January this year, Frank Ocean threatened to file charges against Brown following an altercation over a recording studio parking space in West Hollywood.

The LAPD investigated battery charges after Chris allegedly punched the singer.

Ocean later declined to press charges despite saying that Brown had threatened to shoot him and was called a homophobic slur by one of his entourage.

Of course, most notorious of all was the domestic assault incident against singer Rihanna that had everyone in absolute shock.

On February 8, 2009, an argument in Brown’s car ended with a physical altercation that left the then-20-year-old Bajan beauty hospitalised with multiple contusions to her face.

Brown, then just 19, turned himself in to police, where he was booked under suspicion of making criminal threats.

He was charged with felony assault and making criminal threats on March 5, before pleading not guilty at his arraignment on April 6.

On June 22, he pleaded guilty to a felony and accepted a plea deal, and on August 25 he was sentenced to five years’ probation, one year of domestic violence counselling and six months’ community service, while his five-year restraining order remained.

An interview on Good Morning America in which he was asked about the Rihanna incident on March 22, 2011 resulted in Brown becoming aggitated and reportedly throwing an object at a window during a commercial break.

The troubled young star later tested positive for cannabis while conducting community service, appearing in court on September 25, 2012 to determine whether or not he had violated his probation.

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