LOS ANGELES _ Los Angeles police are seeking a search warrant for singer Chris Brown's Tarzana home to look for a weapon he allegedly used to threaten a woman early Tuesday morning, according to law enforcement sources.
Officers responded to a woman's call for help at the residence on Corbin Avenue about 3 a.m. Tuesday, said LAPD Officer Liliana Preciado.
The woman said Brown, who has had several previous run-ins with the law, pointed a gun at her during a violent rage before she ran outside to call police, according to police sources who were not authorized to speak publicly about the case.
Officers attempted to enter the home and were told to get a search warrant, the police sources said. Detectives were waiting for a warrant to search Brown's home for the weapon.
Meanwhile, Brown took to his Instagram account Tuesday morning, sharing videos in which he railed against the police and media and said he was being unfairly portrayed as a villain.
In the videos, he said he woke up to helicopters overhead and officers at his gate and said that he was innocent.
"Good luck. When you get the warrant or whatever you need to do, you're going to walk right up in here and you're going to see nothing, you idiots," he said in one video. "I'm tired of ... dealing with y'all."
Due to the high-profile nature of the case, the investigation is now being handled by LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division, according to police sources. By 9 a.m. Tuesday, Brown's lawyer, Mark Geragos, as well as an LAPD tactical warrant support unit, were on their way to the home.
Prior incidents at the residence include a home invasion robbery and multiple complaints about Brown and his friends riding all-terrain vehicles loudly up and down the street.
Brown spent six years on probation after pleading guilty to attacking his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. His probation was lifted in March 2015.
The Grammy-winning singer completed roughly 1,000 hours of community service. He was also ordered to attend domestic violence classes.
Brown also faced charges in connection with driving without a license and an alleged hit-and-run. In May 2014, he admitted to violating his probation after committing an assault outside a Washington hotel.
