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March 5th, 2009 at 6:59 pm

Chris Brown Felonies: Rihanna Beating

The highly anticipated Chris Brown court appearance took place on March 5, 2009 with the R&B singer charged with two felonies in the alleged Rihanna beating. See photos, video and find out more about emerging details in the troubling domestic violence case.

The R&B ‘Run It!’ singer Chris Brown is only 19 years old and faces serious consequences for his alleged actions in the wee hours of February 8, 2009; he has been charged with felony assault and making criminal threats (also a felony) against the woman whom court documents call Robyn F., the real name of Rihanna, the international pop star ‘Umbrella’ singer.

Chris Brown’s attorney Mark Geragos did not enter a plea to the two felony charges and the judge granted Brown’s request for a continuance to April 6, 2009. If convicted, Chris Brown could be sentenced to up to four years and eight months in prison.

In the aftermath of the shocking photo which TMZ leaked revealing a beat-up, battered Rihanna, (see: Rihanna Injury Photo: Picture of Rihanna after Beating ) the details from court documents are even worse. According to the arrest warrant, the fight began in the car, a rented Lamborghini, after Rihanna read Chris Brown a text message he had received from a woman. He is alleged to have started beating her and trying to force her out of the car (her seat belt kept her in place). He then began beating her severely with his fists while he was still driving, according to the arrest warrant.

In the complaint, prosecutors alleged that Brown threatened “to commit a crime which would result in death” to Rihanna and that what Brown threatened “was so unequivocal, unconditional, immediate and specific as to convey … a gravity of purpose and an immediate prospect of execution.”

She feared for her safety or the safety of her family during the alleged attack, according to the complaint. [...]

“The assault caused Robyn F.’s mouth to fill with blood and blood to splatter all over her clothing and the interior of the car,” the detective wrote in the warrant filed Feb. 20.
During the alleged assault, the detective wrote, Brown told Rihanna, “I’m going to beat the [expletive] out of you when we get home. You wait and see.”

After Rihanna feigned a call to her personal assistant — pretending to ask the woman to have police waiting at her home — Brown became enraged, telling her, “Now I am going to kill you,” according to the warrant.

The assault escalated with Brown biting Rihanna on the ear and putting her in a headlock until she lost consciousness, according to the warrant. When she tried to free herself by “gouging his eyes out,” the detective wrote, he bit her finger. Her screams for help were heard by a neighbor, the warrant says.

Source: Brown beat, bit and threatened to kill Rihanna, prosecutors allege [UPDATED] (Court documents have been made public and can be read in their entirety on the Web site)

In a previously issued and carefully worded written statement, Chris Brown said he was “sorry and saddened” by the alleged incident; this has been his only public comment on the matter and his reps have issued no subsequent statements on his behalf. Rihanna’s rep has issued a statement saying merely that the pop star is “doing well” and thanked fans for their concern and support.

Source: MTV News: Chris Brown/ Rihanna Altercation: New Details Emerge .

Video of Chris Brown court appearance is below.

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