Report details Brown, Rihanna incident

Published 10:44 pm Thursday, March 5, 2009

LOS ANGELES — After an industry party in Beverly Hills, Chris Brown and Rihanna seemed the image of red carpet glamour. But several minutes into that ride, according to court papers released Thursday, the car morphed into a bloody crime scene with the R&B singer punching, biting, threatening and choking his pop star girlfriend as she desperately fought to get away.

“I’m going to beat the (expletive) out of you when we get home! You wait and see,” a police affidavit quoted Brown as shouting at Rihanna.

Details of a violent Feb. 8 encounter between two of music’s biggest young stars emerged as the Los Angeles district attorney’s office on Thursday charged Brown with two felonies: assault and criminal threats. In an appearance in Superior Court, Brown, 19, was somber as his attorney was granted a monthlong postponement of his arraignment. The singer, known for hits like “Forever” and “Run It,” faces a maximum sentence of nearly five years in prison if convicted.

Rihanna suffered bruises and a scratch during the altercation. Los Angeles police wrote that the altercation began after Rihanna found “a three-page text message” on Brown’s phone from a former lover. The couple began arguing, a detective wrote, and Brown shoved Rihanna’s head against the window of the car. He then began punching her with his right hand while he steered the car with his left, according to the affidavit.

“The assault caused (Rihanna’s) mouth to fill with blood and blood to splatter all over her clothing and the interior of the vehicle,” he wrote.

Brown continued pummeling Rihanna in her face, arms, and legs, according to the warrant. When Rihanna attempted to text message an assistant for help, Brown threw her phone out the window, and when she grabbed for his cell phone, he put her in a headlock and bit her ear, the detective wrote.