Singer Chris Brown was released from jail after his felony assault charge was lowered to a misdemeanor. Brown had been arrested outside a hotel on Sunday morning in Washington D.C. following an altercation where he is alleged to have broken a man’s nose after punching him.
Brown made a plea of not guilty and was released without bail from jail on Monday. The 24-year old singer was ordered to not come within 100 yards of the alleged victim.
It is unclear why the charge of assault was reduced, but it might be due to the injuries not being as serious as first thought. The victim alleges that Brown broke his nose, but police state the victim had been treated for a fractured nasal bone.
The first report the police made said it was one of Brown’s bodyguards who had thrown the punch, but the charge against the bodyguard was also reduce to just a misdemeanor.
The singer and Christopher Hollosy are alleged to have punched the man outside the W Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. at around 4.25 a.m. on Sunday, said sources close to law enforcement.
Brown denied throwing any punches, claiming the alleged victim attempted to board his bus and his bodyguard in turn handled the situation.
Brown was also accused of yelling a homophobic slur while the altercation was taking place that led to him being arrested.
Isaac Adams Parker, the alleged victim told local police that Brown said he was not down with gay s**t.
Parker said both Brown and his bodyguard punched him and the R&B singer then stood behind his bodyguard and ordered Parker to leave.
Because of this altercation, the Probation Department from Los Angeles County was launching an investigation to determine if the charges against Brown violated his terms of probation with them.
