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Chris Brown Pleads Guilty to Felony Assault

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@ June 23, 2009 6:20 AM
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A Los Angeles Superior Court sentenced R&B artist Chris Brown to five years probation and 180 hours community labor, as a result of a plea agreement that kept him from doing jail time.

Related Slideshow: Photos from the Hearing

Rihanna never made it to the stand and was never called to testify.

Brown was charged with two counts of felony assault and making criminal threats stemming from an altercation that left his former girlfriend, Rihanna, bruised and battered on the eve of the Grammy Awards in February.

Officials decdided to banTV cameras and crews from the courtroom in efforts to keep the testimony from becoming a media blitz.

Brown pleaded guilty to two felony counts of assault by means likely to cause bodily great injury.

"I want Mr. Brown to be treated the same as any other defendant who would come into this court. That means something like Caltrans [trash pickup] or graffiti removal, and a two-week domestic violence program," said L.A Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg.

The court also ordered Brown to keep his distance from Rihanna and stay at least 50 yards away from the pop star with the exception of industry events, which he is required to stay 10 yards away. The restraining order was put in place despite Rihanna's lawyers bid to allow the two to be in the same place at the same time.

According to court documents, Brown was enraged with Rihanna when she confronted him about text messages from another woman. When the argument escalated, he allegedly punched her in the face repeatedly with is left fist while driving a Lamborghini down an L.A. highway.

Brown allegedly told her, "I'm going to beat the s--- out of you when we get home. You wait and see!" Rihanna called her assistant and left a message saying, "I am on my way home. Make sure the cops are there when I get there." The police notes say that prompted Brown to reply: "You just did the stupidest thing ever. Now I'm really going to kill you."

If Brown violates the terms of his probation, he could potentially serve four years in jail.



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