Bobby Brown's Probation Revoked
Singer Bobby Brown will serve nine more days in jail after being arrested for violating his probation from an earlier drunk driving conviction.
CBS Newsman Bob Sirkin reports the 33-year-old Brown's probation was revoked following his arrest Friday night, and the jail time will be followed by 60 days of house arrest. He will also have to perform 200 hours of community service.
DeKalb County State Court Judge Wayne Purdom ordered Brown to undergo another drug assessment and said he must spend a total of 14 days in the DeKalb County Jail.
But the judge credited Brown for the five days he's already spent since his arrest, meaning Brown will only have to serve nine more.
Brown will undergo the drug assessment at a private treatment facility in Atlanta.
His wife, Whitney Houston, arrived halfway through the hearing and sat two rows behind Brown, answering a cell phone call during defense attorney Maurice Bennett's presentation. Afterward, the Grammy-winning singer and actress told reporters that she told Brown to "stay strong, baby."
Brown was arrested at a seafood restaurant in Alpharetta, Ga., where he was dining with his wife. Although authorities said Houston angrily confronted police during her husband's arrest, she appeared calm in court Wednesday, hugging and kissing him to show support.
Authorities say Brown was arrested because he failed to show up for court-ordered community service, drug treatment or a random drug test.
Brown's lawyers said he failed to report to a probation officer because he was suffering from a crushed elbow. They also say he has been mourning the deaths of seven family members in recent months.
They contended that he had complied with a court order and completed 80 hours of community service in California. But the judge says he will get credit for only 40 hours since the order specified the service was to be done in Georgia.