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Police Details Released in Chris Brown Case; District Attorney Initiates Felony Investigation
February 19, 2009
Reports State that Chris Brown Allegedly Choked Girlfriend Rihanna Until She Passed Out; Threatened to Kill Her
The Chris Brown investigation could be taking a negative turn for the 19-year-old singer, as the Los Angeles District Attorney presses for felony evidence in the case.
The Los Angeles D.A.'s office had been furthering the investigation into Chris Brown, with the possible felonies including domestic violence, assault resulting in great bodily harm, and even attempted murder. As more evidence comes out in regards to the case, things are looking worse for the singer, and though this is still only from the preliminary investigation, his public image is really taking a hit.
More information has bee coming out about the charges that Chris Brown could be facing, as well as more information about what allegedly took place between Chris Brown and his then girlfriend Rihanna early Sunday morning before the Grammy Awards. According to Rihanna, and reported by E! Entertainment, she told police that the two were fighting in his rented Lamborghini, and that Brown said "I'm going to kill you," while having his hands around her neck. She went on to say that she was choked by Brown until she lost consciousness during the altercation.
Brown ended up being booked on suspicion of making criminal threats originally, but the case progressed even further when the District Attorney asked that the investigation continue to find any possible evidence linked to the altercation. The singer was released on $50,000 bail, and it immediately became a media frenzy has hazy details about what took place in the car started to become public. At first details were very sketchy and far between, but the facts are that Rihanna was treated at the hospital and discharged the following night for injuries, and then canceled several public appearances while recuperating with her family in Barbados.
If these charges turn out to all be true, and if a judge or jury believes the report that Rihanna has given, this could be instant jail time for Chris Brown. The problem with the investigation seems to be the lack of witnesses on hand to actually see what took place, and that leaves it as a he-said-she-said type of case, with only the testimony of Brown and Rihanna for the D.A. to go from. That could be an issue when it comes to actually prosecuting the case, and could become even more difficult to actually prove. Either way this case goes, for all of the things that Chris Brown is being accused of doing, his public credibility is completely shot. It will become much more difficult for him to retain public endorsements, but if the crimes he has allegedly committed turn out to be true, than that is the least of his problems.