Bobby Brown faces Brockton cocaine charges

Grammy-winning singer Bobby Brown could wind up facing drug charges next month.

Brown, the former husband of singer Whitney Houston, is scheduled to appear Feb. 19 in Brockton District Court for a closed-door clerk's hearing on whether he should be charged with possession of cocaine.

The show-cause hearing stems from an incident in Brockton on Dec. 1, when authorities were called to a hotel for a report of a disturbance.

State police spokesman Sgt. Robert Bousquet said that when state police arrived at the hotel, troopers spoke with Brown, who was outside in a vehicle. Sources said troopers found some drugs at the time and Brown asked the trooper if he could "use discretion" and not charge him.

State police filed paperwork in court, asking a clerk to find there was enough evidence to charge Brown with possession of cocaine.

A year ago, Brown served three days in the Norfolk County jail after failing to make monthly child-support payments to Kim Ward of Stoughton, the mother of his two teenage children. He was released after a Washington, D.C.-area radio station paid the $19,051 that the rhythm-and-blues singer owed Ward.

Maureen Boyle can be reached at mboyle@enterprisenews.com.

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