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Prosecutors: No immunity for pop star Chris Brown’s bodyguard in US assault case

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FILE - This Jan. 8, 2014 file photo shows singer Chris Brown, right, arriving at the District of Columbia Superior Court in Washington. After a brief postponement, singer Chris Brown\'s trial on an assault charge is scheduled to begin in Washington. Brown\'s trial had been set for Monday but was delayed while lawyers tried to work out whether his bodyguard will testify. It\'s unclear whether the trial will start Wednesday, as Brown\'s lawyers seem to want, or if further legal maneuvering will delay it. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

WASHINGTON – Prosecutors say they won’t grant Chris Brown’s bodyguard immunity to testify for the singer, a potential hurdle in starting his trial on an assault charge.

Brown’s trial had been scheduled for Monday and was rescheduled for Wednesday so lawyers would have time to address bodyguard Christopher Hollosy’s potential testimony.

Both men were arrested in October after police say they punched a man outside a hotel. Hollosy was convicted of assault Monday.

Brown’s attorneys want Hollosy to testify. Hollosy would be expected to say that he, not Brown, punched the man.

Unless prosecutors grant Hollosy immunity, testifying could affect the appeal he plans in his conviction.

Prosecutors say in a court document that they won’t grant immunity because he’s refused to speak with them after his conviction and they have concerns he would lie.

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