Bobby Brown to wait in jail

Bobby Brown was originally jailed in January

Singer Bobby Brown will be held in jail until a court appearance on Wednesday, following his arrest for parole violation.

Mr Brown was arrested on Friday while dining in a restaurant with his wife Whitney Houston in the Atlanta suburb of Alpahretta, in the US.

A warrant had been issued after Mr Brown allegedly failed to attend court-ordered community service, drug treatment or a random drug test, spokesman Mikki Jones of the nearby DeKalb County Sheriff's Office said.

Mr Brown was sentenced to eight days in jail in January and banned from driving for a year after pleading guilty to a drink-driving charge from 1996.

He faced further charges of failing to show proof of insurance, speeding and failing to maintain a lane while driving.

He was ordered to perform 240 hours of community service and pay about $2,600 (£1,607) in fines.

Drug problems

Mr Brown, whose hit songs include My Prerogative and Every Little Step, has a history of run-ins with the law dating back to his youth in Boston.

He was held in a Florida jail for 26 days in 2000 for violating probation in connection with an incident at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

During the same year, he pleaded "no contest" to charges of kicking a hotel security guard in West Hollywood, California.

In November he was arrested in Atlanta and charged with possessing less than an ounce (28 grams) of marijuana, speeding and having no driver's licence or proof of insurance.

Whitney Houston has admitted to a history of alcohol and drug abuse, including using cocaine and marijuana.