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Singer Chris Brown’s trip to DC for trial cost government more than $4,000

June 24 2014 07:25 AM

CP28890776 — FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2014, file photo, singer Chris Brown, right, arrives at the District of Columbia Superior Court in Washington, for a status hearing in a case in which he\'s accused of hitting a man outside a Washington hotel. He didn\'t fly first class and his hotels weren\'t five-star. Still, when Brown was moved from a Los Angeles jail to Washington for what was to have been the start of his trial on an assault charge, the cost to taxpayers was more than ,000. The breakdown of the April trip was provided to The Associated Press as a result of a Freedom of Information Act request. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Original Publication Date: June 24, 2014 7:25AM

Publication Updated: January 8, 2025 10:49PM

WASHINGTON – He didn’t fly first class and his hotels weren’t five-star. Still, when singer Chris Brown was moved from a jail in Los Angeles to Washington for what was to have been the start of his trial on an assault charge, the cost to taxpayers was more than $4,000.

The breakdown of the April trip was provided to The Associated Press as a result of a Freedom of Information Act request. The tab includes jail stays, airfare and other transportation costs. The U.S. Marshals Service, which transported Brown, said in a statement Tuesday that it uses the safest and most cost-effective means to transport prisoners.

Brown is scheduled to be in a Washington courtroom Wednesday. This time, he’s out of jail, so he’ll be paying his own way.

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