Foxy Brown
avoided jail and showed up in court today (Oct. 24), where a New York judge sentenced
her to three years probation over a 2004 altercation with two employees of a Manhattan
nail salon. Brown
was originally scheduled to be sentenced yesterday (Oct. 23), but missed the date,
telling the judge that she was at home recovering from oral surgery after a trip
to the dentist’s office. The
rapper was threatened with one year in prison by Judge Melissa Jackson, after
she failed to appear in court to be sentenced over the incident. In
August, Brown pled guilty to misdemeanor assault charges for assaulting two women
at a Manhattan nail salon over a $20 payment for a manicure and pedicure at Bloomie
Nails. Brown
allegedly kicked and punched the women, who refused to let her leave the store
without paying the $20 bill. Shortly
after pleading guilty, Brown attempted to withdraw the plea, stating that she
was "innocent in this case."Jackson
rejected the motion by Brown to withdraw her guilty plea and imposed the original
sentence, which calls for three years probation. Brown must also take anger management
courses and submit to random drug testing. The
sentencing ends a tumultuous two-year court case, that was often delayed as Brown
changed attorneys three times and missed several court dates. Judge
Jackson and Brown also clashed during the court proceedings. Judge Jackson caused
a minor controversies when she ordered court security to handcuff Foxy Brown to
a bench in court, after the rapper disrespected the court by chewing gum and sticking
her tongue out the judge. If
Brown violates the terms of her probation, she could be sentenced to a year in
prison.