Judge revokes Chris Brown's probation from 2009 assault on Rihanna... but avoids jail for now

A judge on Monday revoked probation for Chris Brown stemming from his 2009 assault of then-girfriend Rihanna, but the singer remained free on his own recognizance.
The 24-year-old singer was involved in an alleged hit-and-run incident in May that prompted the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office to seek revocation of the five-year probation he was placed on after pleading guilty to assaulting Rihanna.
Brown was released on his own recognizance and was ordered to return to court in August to respond to the district attorney's allegations.

Probation hearing: Chris Brown could face jail time during a probation violation hearing on Monday as prosecutors asked a judge to revoke his probation due to an alleged hit-and-run incident in May

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office had earlier filed court documents asking a judge to revoke Brown's probation, according to a report in TMZ.
The request was made because Brown allegedly left the scene after rear-ending a woman's Mercedes-Benz in May.
The Mercedes driver, Olga Gure-Kovalenko, claimed that Brown refused to hand over his driver's license, registration and insurance information after the accident.

Back in court: Chris, shown with attorney Mark Geragos in June, was due back in court on Monday for a probation violation hearing

Brown was with his other on-and-off girlfriend Karreuche Tran at the time.
Legal documents filed by prosecutors claimed that Brown 'willfully and unlawfully' broke the law in the hit-and-run incident.
Even if the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office does not pursue the case because the victim doesn't want to prosecute Brown, the county district attorney will seek revocation because Brown was supposed to obey all laws as a term of his probation.

Still on probation: Brown, shown performing in June in Los Angeles, remains on probation after pleading guilty in 2009 to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna

Prosecutors in their court filing asked the judge to revoke Brown's probation and immediately remand him into custody.
The request was a standard one and it was not expected that Brown would be jailed.
If the judge revokes Brown's probation following the August hearing, he faces four years in prison.