Chris Brown Charged With Two Felonies

D.A. formally charges singer with assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and making criminal threats stemming from Rihanna altercation

Chris Brown is finally having his day in court—and it isn't good.

Nearly a month after Brown was booked on suspicion of making criminal threats after a violent and, judging by recently released photos, bloody altercation with Rihanna, the 19-year-old R&B star has been formally charged with two felonies, assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and making criminal threats.

The District Attorney, which so far has held off on formally naming Rihanna in the case, identified Brown's victim as "Robyn F." The pop star's real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty.

Brown is expected to appear in Los Angeles Superior Court this afternoon to be arraigned on the charges and enter a plea.

While media has been gathering at the courthouse all morning in anticipation of Brown's appearance, a source tells E! News that sheriff's deputies have arranged for escorts when the singer does finally show, which won't take place until after 3:30 p.m.

On Feb. 8, Brown was booked on suspicion of making criminal threats and has remained free on $50,000 bail—free enough to resume recording, Jet Ski around Miami and controversially reconcile with Rihanna.

While the Los Angeles Police Department only handed over—for a second and final time—the case to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office yesterday, sources told E! News this week that Brown's A-list attorney Mark Geragos has been working tirelessly behind the scenes this week to try and plea down the litany of felony charges it looked like the R&B star would be facing.

Police originally attempted to turn over the case last month, but prosecutors requested more evidence to build as close to a slam-dunk case as they could.