A judge on Monday
revoked probation for Chris Brown stemming from his 2009 assault of
then-girfriend Rihanna, but the singer remained free on his own recognizance. The
24-year-old singer was involved in an alleged hit-and-run incident in May that
prompted the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office to seek revocation
of the five-year probation he was placed on after pleading guilty to assaulting
Rihanna. Brown was released on his own recognizance and was ordered to return
to court in August to respond to the district attorney's allegations. The Los
Angeles County District Attorney's Office had earlier filed court documents
asking a judge to revoke Brown's probation, according to a report in TMZ. The
request was made because Brown allegedly left the scene after rear-ending a
woman's Mercedes-Benz in May.
The Mercedes driver, Olga Gure-Kovalenko, claimed that Brown refused to
hand over his driver's license, registration and insurance information after
the accident.
Brown was with his other on-and-off girlfriend Karreuche Tran at the time. Legal documents filed by prosecutors claimed that Brown 'willfully and unlawfully' broke the law in the hit-and-run incident. Even if the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office does not pursue the case because the victim doesn't want to prosecute Brown, the county district attorney will seek revocation because Brown was supposed to obey all laws as a term of his probation.
Brown was with his other on-and-off girlfriend Karreuche Tran at the time. Legal documents filed by prosecutors claimed that Brown 'willfully and unlawfully' broke the law in the hit-and-run incident. Even if the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office does not pursue the case because the victim doesn't want to prosecute Brown, the county district attorney will seek revocation because Brown was supposed to obey all laws as a term of his probation.
Prosecutors in their court
filing asked the judge to revoke Brown's probation and immediately remand him
into custody. The request was a standard one and it was not expected that Brown
would be jailed. If the judge revokes Brown's probation following the August
hearing, he faces four years in prison. Brown's representatives released a
statement on Monday saying the lawyer for the alleged hit-and-run victim said
his client did not want to press charges. The lawyer specified that any damage
was 'negligible' and Brown identified himself and gave appropriate insurance
information. 'We are hopeful the case will be dismissed next week,' the
statement said. The judge supervising Brown's probation was required to revoke
it due to the hit-and-run charge, but once the case is dismissed it was
expected that probation would be reinstated on the same terms and conditions,
the statement said.
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