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LOS ANGELES — Singer Chris Brown was released
early Monday from a Los Angeles County jail,
authorities said.
Los Angeles Sheriff's deputy Tony Moore told The
Associated Press that Brown was released at
12:01 a.m. Monday, but he didn't have any more
details.
Brown had been in custody since mid-March,
when he was arrested after being expelled from a
court-ordered rehab sentence for violating its
rules.
And a judge last month ordered the R&B singer to
remain in jail after he admitted he violated his
probation by getting into an altercation outside a
hotel in Washington, D.C., last year.
In his May 9 decision, Superior Court Judge
James R. Brandlin sentenced the singer to serve
an additional 131 days in jail, but he had been
expected to get out much sooner.
Brandlin had sentenced Brown to serve a year in
county jail but gave him credit for nearly eight
months. The credits include time that the singer
has spent in rehab and jail, as well as credits for
good behavior while behind bars.
Officials said at the time that Brown's time in jail
could be cut down even more drastically once
sheriff's officials start tallying his sentence and
determine whether he's eligible for early release.
The Grammy-winning singer was on probation
after he attacked pop singer Rihanna, his then-
girlfriend, hours before the 2009 Grammy Awards.
In October, while on probation, Brown was accused
of attacking a man outside a hotel in the nation's
capital in October. He was charged with
misdemeanor assault.
During his May 9 court appearance, Brown
admitted he committed a crime in that case and
waived his rights to an evidentiary hearing in
which prosecutors would have to prove that Brown
violated his probation.
Brandlin had said Brown will have to complete the
remainder of his 1,000 hours of community labor
once he is released from jail. As of early February,
Brown had 800 hours of community labor
remaining.
The judge said he took into account that Brown
was relatively young when he attacked Rihanna,
and that he had a previously undiagnosed mental
illness before the case began.
Brandlin ordered Brown into rehab in November
and the singer was receiving treatment for anger
management, substance abuse and issues related
to bipolar disorder before he was dismissed in
March.
early Monday from a Los Angeles County jail,
authorities said.
Los Angeles Sheriff's deputy Tony Moore told The
Associated Press that Brown was released at
12:01 a.m. Monday, but he didn't have any more
details.
Brown had been in custody since mid-March,
when he was arrested after being expelled from a
court-ordered rehab sentence for violating its
rules.
And a judge last month ordered the R&B singer to
remain in jail after he admitted he violated his
probation by getting into an altercation outside a
hotel in Washington, D.C., last year.
In his May 9 decision, Superior Court Judge
James R. Brandlin sentenced the singer to serve
an additional 131 days in jail, but he had been
expected to get out much sooner.
Brandlin had sentenced Brown to serve a year in
county jail but gave him credit for nearly eight
months. The credits include time that the singer
has spent in rehab and jail, as well as credits for
good behavior while behind bars.
Officials said at the time that Brown's time in jail
could be cut down even more drastically once
sheriff's officials start tallying his sentence and
determine whether he's eligible for early release.
The Grammy-winning singer was on probation
after he attacked pop singer Rihanna, his then-
girlfriend, hours before the 2009 Grammy Awards.
In October, while on probation, Brown was accused
of attacking a man outside a hotel in the nation's
capital in October. He was charged with
misdemeanor assault.
During his May 9 court appearance, Brown
admitted he committed a crime in that case and
waived his rights to an evidentiary hearing in
which prosecutors would have to prove that Brown
violated his probation.
Brandlin had said Brown will have to complete the
remainder of his 1,000 hours of community labor
once he is released from jail. As of early February,
Brown had 800 hours of community labor
remaining.
The judge said he took into account that Brown
was relatively young when he attacked Rihanna,
and that he had a previously undiagnosed mental
illness before the case began.
Brandlin ordered Brown into rehab in November
and the singer was receiving treatment for anger
management, substance abuse and issues related
to bipolar disorder before he was dismissed in
March.
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