Singer Chris Brown avoids jail time, stays in rehab

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A judge in Los Angeles yesterday turned down prosecutors’ motion to jail R&B singer Chris Brown because of his arrest on an assault charge in Washington, DC, last year.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James R Brandlin said Brown should stay at a treatment facility for substance abuse and anger management because he was doing well in the court-ordered programme and it gave him an “adequate safety net.”