Editing Bobby Brown (section)

=== Arrests ===
Since 1989, Brown has been arrested multiple times for various offenses:
* In September 1990, Brown was charged with disorderly conduct for refusing to leave a restaurant after his brother Tommy was arrested.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://buffalonews.com/1990/09/25/bobby-brown-held-for-aiding-brother/|title=Bobby Brown Held For Aiding Brother|date=September 25, 1990|work=The Buffalo News}}</ref>
* In April 1995, Brown and two friends were charged in the beating of a nightclub patron in Orlando. Police reported that, after his arrest, Brown urinated in a police patrol car and scratched four-letter words in the vinyl. The charges were dropped after the victim settled a civil lawsuit against Brown.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1996-12-24-9612230381-story.html|title=Bobby Brown Faces DUI Charge In Hollywood|last=Fitzgerald|first=Henry|date=December 24, 1996|website=Sun-Sentinel.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
* In August 1995, Brown was cited for battery after police said he kicked a hotel security guard who was sent to his room to investigate noise complaints.<ref name=":3" />
* In January 1998, Brown was convicted in Florida of [[driving under the influence]] and causing property damage.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=February 16, 1998|title=Bobby Brown Found Guilty Of Drunk Driving; Gets Five Days In Jail And Drug Treatment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SMQDAAAAMBAJ&q=bobby+brown+1996+drunk&pg=PA64|journal=Jet|page=64}}</ref> The charges stemmed from 1996, when Brown crashed Houston's sports car into a condominium sign.<ref name=":3" /> He served five days in jail then was released on probation.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/01/15/bobby.brown.warrant/|title=Warrant issued for Bobby Brown|date=January 16, 2003|work=CNN}}</ref>
* In June 1998, Brown was arrested on suspicion of [[sexual battery]] for allegedly slapping a woman's bottom at the Beverly Hills Hotel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-06-22-9806230087-story.html|title=Bobby Brown Investigated On Sexual Battery Complaint|date=June 22, 1998|work=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/36605/bobby-brown-busted-in-beverly-hills|title=Bobby Brown Busted in Beverly Hills|last=Ryan|first=Joal|date=June 23, 1998|website=E! Online|language=en-US}}</ref> The case was dropped due to insufficient evidence.<ref name=":11" />
* From May to June 2000, Brown spent 26 days in jail after he was arrested by [[United States Customs Service|U.S. Customs agents]] in New Jersey following a trip from the Bahamas.<ref name=":0" /> The arrest stemmed from an outstanding warrant for violating probation in his 1996 drunken driving conviction. The warrant had been issued in June 1999, after Brown's probation officer reported that cocaine had been found in his urine test twice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/05/23/bobby-brown-told-stay-jail/|title=Bobby Brown is told to stay in jail|last=Reese|first=Lori|date=May 23, 2000|website=EW|language=en|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
* In November 2002, Brown was arrested on drug and traffic charges, and later discovered he was wanted on the 1996 warrant.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />
* In January 2003, Brown served an eight-day sentence in the [[DeKalb County, Georgia]], jail after he pleaded guilty to a 1996 drunken driving charge and a count of speeding.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/72622/bobby-brown-sentenced-to-eight-days-in-jail|title=Bobby Brown Sentenced To Eight Days In Jail|date=January 17, 2003|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
* In August 2003, Brown was sentenced to 14 days in jail for probation violations stemming from a 1996 drunken driving charge. His sentence was followed by 60 days of house arrest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1477682/bobby-brown-sentenced-for-probation-violations/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119215847/http://www.mtv.com/news/1477682/bobby-brown-sentenced-for-probation-violations/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 19, 2014|title=Bobby Brown Sentenced For Probation Violations|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=August 27, 2003|website=MTV News|language=en}}</ref>
* In December 2003, Brown was charged with [[Battery (crime)|battery]] for striking his wife, Whitney Houston, and threatening to beat her."<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1481058/12112003/brown_bobby.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040225070843/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1481058/12112003/brown_bobby.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 25, 2004|title=Bobby Brown Turns Himself In, Appears In Court With Whitney At His Side|website=[[MTV News]]|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]|location=New York City|date=December 3, 2003|access-date=June 25, 2015}}</ref> Police reported that Houston had visible injuries to her face.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=January 5, 2004|title=Bobby Brown Charged With Battery After Allegedly Hitting Whitney Houston|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wLUDAAAAMBAJ&q=bobby+brown+jet+2004&pg=PA63|journal=Jet|page=63}}</ref>
* In March 2004, Brown was sentenced to 90 days in jail for owing $63,000 in back [[child support]] to Kim Ward.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1485955/bobby-brown-jailed-again-for-failure-to-pay-child-support/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717005716/http://www.mtv.com/news/1485955/bobby-brown-jailed-again-for-failure-to-pay-child-support/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 17, 2015|title=Bobby Brown Jailed (Again) For Failure To Pay Child Support|last=Nadira A. Hira|date=March 24, 2004|website=MTV News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2004/03/25/Bobby-Brown-jailed-for-no-child-support/55801080235077/|title=Bobby Brown jailed for no child support|date=March 25, 2004|website=UPI|language=en}}</ref> After one night in jail, he was released when Houston paid off the debt.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=April 12, 2004|title=Singer Bobby Brown Pays $63,500 In Back Child Support; Released From Jail|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jb8DAAAAMBAJ&q=bobby+brown|journal=Jet|page=35}}</ref>
* In June 2004, Brown received a suspended 90-day prison sentence for missing three consecutive child support payments. The sentence was suspended after six days when Brown made the back payments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1488453/bobby-brown-pays-child-support-avoids-jail/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802162751/http://www.mtv.com/news/1488453/bobby-brown-pays-child-support-avoids-jail/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 2, 2020|title=Bobby Brown Pays Child Support, Avoids Jail|author=Alyssa Rashbaum|date=June 15, 2004|website=MTV News|language=en}}</ref>
* In February 2007, Brown was sentenced to 30 days in jail for unpaid child support in the amount of $20,000 to Kim Ward.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brown-arrest-idUSN2622244120070227|title=Bobby Brown jailed over child support|date=February 27, 2007|work=Reuters|language=en}}</ref> He was released after three days when a radio station paid his fees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/news/bobby-brown-free-after-paying-child-support-wbna17399817|title=Bobby Brown free after paying child support|date=March 1, 2007|website=TODAY.com|language=en}}</ref>
* In April 2012, Brown was arrested for drunken driving.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/10/24/us/ap-us-bobby-brown-dui.html|title=Bobby Brown Arrested in Los Angeles; DUI Suspicion|date=October 24, 2012|work= The New York Times }}</ref> He spent time in a "confidential rehabilitation center" as part of his plea deal.<ref name=":5">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/02/27/showbiz/bobby-brown-jail/index.html|title=Bobby Brown ordered to jail for DUI|last=Duke|first=Alan|date=February 28, 2013|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bobby Brown Is Back in Rehab, Wife Alicia Etheredge Says |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/bobby-brown-is-back-in-rehab-wife-alicia-etheredge-says-2012148|magazine=[[US Weekly]]|date=August 14, 2012|access-date=August 14, 2012}}</ref>
* In October 2012, Brown was arrested for drunken driving.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/10/24/showbiz/bobby-brown-arrest/index.html|title=Bobby Brown arrested again on DUI charge|last=Duke|first=Alan|date=October 24, 2012|website=CNN}}</ref> He was ordered to attend at least three [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] sessions each week until he reported to the [[Los Angeles County Jail|Los Angeles County jail]].<ref name=":5" /> In February 2013, Brown was sentenced to 55 days in jail and four years of summary probation following his second drunken driving conviction in a year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bobby-brown-55-days-article-1.1274337|newspaper=New York Daily News|title=Bobby Brown slapped with 55-day jail sentence on drunk-driving rap|date=February 26, 2013}}</ref> He was released after serving nine hours and put on electronic monitoring by [[Los Angeles County Probation Department|Los Angeles County Probation]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/21/showbiz/bobby-brown-free/|title=Bobby Brown out of jail in hours|last=Duke|first=Alan|date=March 21, 2013|work=CNN|access-date=June 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/03/bobby-brown-serves-9-hours-of-55-day-sentence/|title=Bobby Brown Serves 9 Hours of 55 Day Sentence|work=ABC News|access-date=June 25, 2015}}</ref>