Chris Brown has been charged with two felonies for his assault on Rihanna in early February. Even though most reports say she’s not cooperating with the police or prosecutors and is unlikely to testify against him, thankfully that does not stop the District Attorney from filing charges.

According to TMZ, Brown has been charged with felony assault and making a criminal threat. The assault is obvious – Celebitchy wrote earlier today about the horrible details of the crime, which are just as bad as we’ve all been hearing. There’s also the sickening new detail that Chris smashed her face against his car’s window.

The second felony – making a criminal threat – is likely due to his threats to kill Rihanna.

The L.A. County District Attorney has just charged Chris Brown with felony assault and making a criminal threat, also a felony.

The charging documents name “Robyn F.” as the alleged victim.

Brown will be arraigned today at 3:30 PM in downtown LA.

A spokesperson for the D.A. tells TMZ he could face a maximum of four years and eight months in prison.

[From TMZ]

Thank God it’s still possible to prosecute Brown without Rihanna’s help. Whether or not she’s going to seek justice in this case, Brown doesn’t deserve to get away with what he did, and he should be taught a long lesson.

MSat reported earlier today that Rihanna told police Brown had beat her in the past, and the beating had grown increasingly violent. This is obviously not surprising, since the first time the police are called to the scene of a domestic violence attack is rarely the first time one has happened. What’s also important for Rihanna to realize is that this is unlikely to be the end of it. Just because the whole world knows Chris Brown is a domestic abuser doesn’t mean he’s going to stop. It’s likely he will keep escalating.

Hopefully Brown spends some time in prison and Rihanna decides to end the cycle of abuse.

Photos of Chris Brown and Rihanna taken before Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party on February 7th, hour before the attack. Images thanks to WENN.com.