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Monday, June 22, 2009

News Chris Brown Pleads Guilty to Felony Assault

Posted by David Schmader on Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 2:51 PM

TMZ has the story so far:

He won't do jail time, but he will spend 6 months doing things like road cleanup. He's also been ordered to stay 50 yards clear of Rihanna.

He'll spend 180 days doing community labor (8 hours a day—1440 hours total)—which is, in effect, hard labor. He'll do his service in Virginia which is where Brown lives...

He gets 5 years probation for FELONY assault. He'll get supervised probation. He'll have to come back to court every three months.

He must enroll in a domestic violence counseling program.

This is interesting ... the judge said if Brown and Rihanna are at the same public events, the 50-yard stay away turns into 10 yards. The stay away order lasts 5 years.

Brown is now a convicted felon and loses the right to vote or carry a gun....If Brown violates probation, he could get up to 4 years in prison.

Full TMZ report here.

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Aren't they still dating or married or something? If so, that 50 yard/10 yard distance thing seems odd.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on June 22, 2009 at 3:04 PM

TNB

Posted by he will be in prison within a year on June 22, 2009 at 3:05 PM

Mark my words. He'll eventually get busted for carrying a gun.

Posted by Drapbej on June 22, 2009 at 3:39 PM

Anyone else kinda sad that RiRi didnt like I dont know use her fame to draw some attention to the seriousness of domestic violence?? Instead its like if you make enough money and hang with the right people you can beat your girl and she will ask the judge to be nice to you, stay classy...

Posted by Tina on June 22, 2009 at 4:04 PM

who cares

Posted by none on June 22, 2009 at 4:24 PM

I bet he's arrested for carrying a weapon before the years out.

Posted by Vince on June 22, 2009 at 4:40 PM

Uhh... Martha Stewart whispers some inside shit and gets actual jail time, Chris Brown beats a woman (his girlfriend) severely and gets probation? WTF. I hope he gets caught violating his probation.

Posted by Carollani