Chris Brown arrested for felony assault

Chris Brown has got to take it easy before they lock him up for good.He was arrested this morning for felony assault after attacking a man outside a Washington DC hotel ......

From TMZ

   Chris brown was arrested in Washington D.C. this morning for felony assault after allegedly attacking a man outside a hotel ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ at around 4:30 AM Brown got into an argument outsid3 Washington hotel on K street and allegedly punched him once in the face.We're told the alleged v7tim threw a punch.
The alleged victim tells TMZ he and a friend were hanging out at Washington when the saw two women about to take a picture with Brown.The victim who says he is not a Chris Brown fan says he and his buddy photo bumped the two women and Chris went nuts, punching him in the face and breaking his nose.He went to the hospital and says he may need a surgery as early as tomorrow.

There's a different version of what happened.Find that after the cut...

law enforcement sources and the alleged victims tell TMZ... before striking the man, Chris says ''I'm not into this gay s**t, I'm into boxing."After Chris punches the man, the fight was taken to the ground.

Sources connected with Chris tells TMZ ....the alleged victim is full of BS.He was NOT trying to take a pic with Chris .....he was trying to get on Chris tour bus, and Brown was simply trying to stop a trespass.The sources say before the incident the 2 girls tried to get on the bus but the were stopped, and that's when the victim and his friend made Thierry move.

Law enforcement sources say Chris did not appear to be under the influence of anything.

Chris and his bodyguard who was also arrested will stay in jail today.Under DC law Brown can't get bailed so he'll appear before a magistrate Monday, and until then he will stay behind bars.

The alleged victim tells TMZ he doesn't understand why Brown was "so homophobic" to hurl such a slur. And get this... the victim said he would have accepted an apology at the scene but now he will absolutely press charges and he has already hired a lawyer.

Brown is still on probation in the Rihanna beating case and this could be grounds for violating his probation which means he could be sentenced to prison for nearly four years... worst case scenario for him.

Before the incident, Chris had been hosting a party (pic below)  at the nearby park and 14th club.