Brown Before Judge, Again

Monday June 07, 1999 12:00 AM EDT

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Bobby Brown is facing punishment for his behavior when he turned himself in on a drunk driving charge last September. On Thursday in Ft Lauderdale, Brown appeared in court on an arrest warrant issued after a report said that he was drunk when he surrendered in September to serve his time for drunken driving. An upset judge released Brown, 31, on $2,500 bail, but said he was losing patience with the singer. "I'm no longer inclined to give him any more consideration and to treat him any differently than any other defendant that walks through these courthouse doors," Judge Leonard Feiner said.

The Miami Herald had reported that Brown, who is the husband of Whitney Houston, was drunk and had told a probation officer that he had smoked marijuana on Sept. 28, when he had turned himself in to begin serving a five-day sentence for drunken driving. As Brown left the courthouse Thursday, he apologized for his actions and told reporters that he wanted to enjoy a sober life. "I'm making efforts to clean up my record," he said. "I'm sorry for the disrespect I caused anybody."