Chris Brown did not throw the first
punch during an altercation in
Washington, D.C. yesterday (October
27) that led to the singer’s arrest on
felony assault charges, according to
an initial draft of the police report
regarding the incident, as per
TMZ.com .
The first version of the police report
said that Brown’s bodyguard threw
the first punch during the incident,
which began when the singer was
reportedly approached at
approximately 4:30 am yesterday by
two women who wanted to take a
picture with him in front of the W
Hotel in Washington, D.C., according
to law enforcement, as per TMZ.
When two men attempted to get into
the photo, Brown allegedly used a gay
slur before allegedly throwing a
punch at the alleged victim, as per
TMZ.com.
The initial version of the police report
said that Brown participated in the
altercation after it was underway,
TMZ.com says.
The police report now says that Brown
is the one who landed the punch that
broke the alleged victim’s nose, while
the initial report says that Brown’s
bodyguard is the one who landed the
blow, TMZ.com says.
Beyond the revised statement, TMZ
reports that police videotaped Brown,
his bodyguard, the alleged victim and
other witnesses regarding the
altercation. Their descriptions of the
events are not the same, as per
TMZ.com.
The inconsistencies may work in
Brown’s favor, TMZ.com says.
Brown is on probation for his 2009
assault on then-girlfriend
Rihanna and this incident could be
viewed a violation of his probation,
TMZ says. If so, he could be sentenced
to up to four years in prison.