US singer Chris Brown has been arrested on
suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after
a woman told police he had threatened her with
a gun.
Beauty queen Baylee Curran told the LA Times
Mr Brown had pointed the gun at her face after
she had been admiring his friend's jewellery.
Mr Brown came out of his home after a stand-
off with police on Tuesday.
Mr Brown's lawyer tweeted that his client was
later freed, adding that the accusations were
"demonstrably false".
It is not yet clear if Mr Brown was charged or
released on bail.
The singer has several convictions for violence,
including a 2009 assault on his then girlfriend,
pop star Rihanna.
Police went to Mr Brown's home following the
emergency call early on Tuesday from Ms
Curran, who by that time had left the property.
Ms Curran told the LA Times that she and a
friend had gone to Mr Brown's house with a
business associate on Monday evening.
She said she had been admiring the diamond
necklace of a man who had been showing off his
jewellery when the man got angry and told her
to back away.
That is when she says Mr Brown pulled out a
gun, pointed it at her face and told her to get
out.
"If somebody put a gun to your head, what
would you do? Call the police," Ms Curran said
on her Instagram account, AFP news agency
reported.
Once at Mr Brown's sprawling mansion, police
officers were allegedly denied entry and had to
wait for a judge to approve a search warrant
before going inside to search for a weapon.
It wasn't until Mr Brown's lawyer arrived that the
singer eventually emerged.
Police said about half a dozen people had been
escorted out of the residence and would be
interviewed.
suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after
a woman told police he had threatened her with
a gun.
Beauty queen Baylee Curran told the LA Times
Mr Brown had pointed the gun at her face after
she had been admiring his friend's jewellery.
off with police on Tuesday.
Mr Brown's lawyer tweeted that his client was
later freed, adding that the accusations were
"demonstrably false".
It is not yet clear if Mr Brown was charged or
released on bail.
The singer has several convictions for violence,
including a 2009 assault on his then girlfriend,
pop star Rihanna.
Police went to Mr Brown's home following the
emergency call early on Tuesday from Ms
Curran, who by that time had left the property.
Ms Curran told the LA Times that she and a
friend had gone to Mr Brown's house with a
business associate on Monday evening.
She said she had been admiring the diamond
necklace of a man who had been showing off his
jewellery when the man got angry and told her
to back away.
That is when she says Mr Brown pulled out a
gun, pointed it at her face and told her to get
out.
"If somebody put a gun to your head, what
would you do? Call the police," Ms Curran said
on her Instagram account, AFP news agency
reported.
Once at Mr Brown's sprawling mansion, police
officers were allegedly denied entry and had to
wait for a judge to approve a search warrant
before going inside to search for a weapon.
It wasn't until Mr Brown's lawyer arrived that the
singer eventually emerged.
Police said about half a dozen people had been
escorted out of the residence and would be
interviewed.
During the stand-off, Mr Brown posted videos
online accusing the police of harassment.
"When you get the warrant for whatever you
need to do, you're going to walk right up in here
and you're going to see nothing, you idiots," he
said in one Instagram video, posted to 30m
followers.
In another, Mr Brown also voiced support for the
Black Lives Matter movement against police
brutality, saying: "You're all the worst gang in
the world, the police."
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