Chris Brown bodyguard convicted of assault

WASHINGTON - A judge convicted singer Chris Brown's bodyguard of assault Monday after a two-day trial that provided a preview of a similar case against Brown.

Superior Court Judge Patricia Wynn convicted Brown's bodyguard, Christopher Hollosy, of a single count of misdemeanor assault. Hollosy's sentencing is set for June 25. Brown's trial on the same charge will come before the judge next.

Both men were arrested in October after a man said Brown and then Hollosy punched him outside a Washington hotel.

Brown told police he didn't hit Adams and that he was on his tour bus when Hollosy confronted Adams.

Adams has since filed a $3 million lawsuit seeking $1.5 million each from Brown and Hollosy. Hollosy's lawyer, Bernard Grimm, said in court that Adams is trying to "get rich" as a result of a bloody nose.

Brown's case is significant for the award-winner because if he is convicted he could face additional penalties, including jail time, as a result of an earlier case from California. At the time he was arrested in Washington, Brown was on probation in Los Angeles for beating the singer Rihanna in 2009 when she was his girlfriend.

Brown entered anger management rehab at a facility in California shortly after his Washington arrest, but he was dismissed from the facility in mid-March for violating its rules. He was then jailed and has been in custody since. He was transported to the Washington area by the U.S. Marshals Service.