Latest Development On Chris Brown's Felony Assault Investigation

 

Yesterday reports came in that Chris Brown was currently the subject of a felony assault investigation with a deadly weapon after a woman called 911 claiming the singer threatened her with a gun. The victim, later identified as Baylee Curran (Miss California Regional 2016), claimed Brown pointed a gun at her and threatened her. Lieutenant Chris Ramirez said the initial call came at 3 a.m. from the victim outside of the house.  A law enforcement source said that Curran came to the West Valley police station early Tuesday morning. 

A law enforcement source also said there was a small party at Chris' house Monday night which Curran described to TMZ. According to the source, neighbors made several calls to the police station around 3 a.m. that they heard a woman screaming "Help!" down the street and around the block. The source said a number of calls were made from people inside the house and neighbors. 

According to Nia Guzman's attorney Carl Anthony Moore, Brown's 2-year-old daughter Royalty was with her father when the incident occurred. He said that at some point Tuesday morning, Royalty was taken to school, but once the news broke, Guzman picked her up. The case has since been taken over by the West Valley Robbery Homocide Division and arrived on site. If Chris will not leave the house by the time the Los Angeles police obtain a warrant, SWAT will be called in. A source explained that because Brown is a celebrity, robbery homicide detectives were called in rather than regular police. While a law enforcement source confirms someone threw a bag outside of a window, police cannot confirm what the bag contained.

Criminal defense attorney Setara Qassim from Geragos & Geragos was seen being driven up to Brown's house in a squad car. Later, two friends of Brown's walked into the area to help negotiate and get him out, according to one source. The men were driven up to the house in a police car followed by three detective cars. Brown's lawyer Mark Geragos subsequently arrived. By late afternoon, Ramirez told reporters no arrests had been made, but a search warrant had been obtained and police were interviewing six men and women inside the house to corroborate their stories. 

Chris could face up to three years in a California state prison if the LAPD can prove that Brown was in possession of a firearm. He was convicted for his domestic violence assault on Rihanna, which he pleaded guilty to in 2009. Most recently, Brown's manager sued the R&B singer for alleged assault and battery.