Chris Brown rejects plea deal

    Chris Brown has gotten into a lot of trouble lately.  He has been on probation for charges stemming from 2009 for brutally attacking his fellow singer "girlfriend" Rihanna.
     Right now Chris Brown and his bodyguard Christopher Hollosy are facing assault charges springing from an incident outside the W hotel in October 2013. Since video surveillance from the incident still hasn't been entered into evidence, Brown's bodyguard is only facing one count of assault to begin with. Brown and Hollosy were offered plea deals which would charge each of them with only with a simple assault, but the lawyers for Brown and Hollosy said they are rejecting the current plea deal at this time.
     Both sides agreed to meet again on February 20 which would give ample time to review the evidence once it is available and negotiate a possible plea deal, but Brown's lawyers requested a waiver of appearance for him for the February court date because of the singer's current enrollment in rehab for anger management.
     Brown faces 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 if convicted in Washington, but the singer's real legal troubles are in California after a judge in California recently revoked Brown's probation, but since Chris was already in a program for anger management, it had limited immediate effect.
   The charges against Chris Brown in Washington could influence the judge's decision on whether or not the R&B sensation has to serve jail time once he completes his rehabilitation..

 His next court date in California is set for February 10, presumably before his legal woes in Washington will be settled.