No charges against singer Chris Brown in Fla. after woman claimed he grabbed her cellphone

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FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 file photo, Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown sits on the sidelines during the second half of the NBA All-Star basketball game in Orlando, Fla. Brown won’t be charged with a crime after a woman claimed he snatched her cell phone when she tried to take his photo outside a Miami Beach club. A memo released Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, by the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s office concludes there is no evidence that Brown intended to steal the phone in February or that he deleted the photo. One or the other is necessary for him to be charged. (AP Photo/Chris O\'Meara, File)

MIAMI – Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown won’t be charged with a crime after a woman claimed he snatched her cellphone when she tried to take his photo outside a Miami Beach club.

A memo released Friday by the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s office concludes there is no evidence that Brown intended to steal the phone in February or that he deleted the photo. One or the other is necessary for him to be charged.

Prosecutors say that Brown tossed the phone from his limo and that it was picked up by security.

A felony charge against the 24-year-old might have triggered a violation of his probation for his 2009 assault on singer Rihanna, who was his girlfriend at the time. The two have recently collaborated on a new duet.

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