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Rapper Foxy Brown Out Of Jail, But Back In Court

Local Defense Attorney Fred Haddad Withdrew From Case

He Cited "Irreconcilable Differences"

Must Be Back In Court May 8th With New Attorney

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBS4) ― Less than a week after she was released from New York's notorious Rikers Island prison, rapper Foxy Brown returned to court but this time it was in Broward County.

Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, appeared in court Wednesday morning for what was supposed to be a routine status hearing on a pair of misdemeanor assault charges stemming from an altercation she got into at Queen Beauty Supply store in Pembroke Pines in February of 2007.

However, it didn't turn out routine when Brown's defense attorney, Fred Haddad, decided to withdraw from the case because of ''irreconcilable differences''.

Haddad was angry that her New York lawyers had worked out a plea deal with the state attorney's office without his knowledge. Brown would receive six months probation if she accepted the plea deal. If convicted at trial, Brown could spend a year in Broward jail. 

The judge granted Haddad's request to withdraw from the case and gave Brown two weeks to find a new attorney and return to court on May 8th.

Brown was released from Rikers Island prison in Friday after serving an eight-month sentence for violating the terms of her probation when she left the state of New York without permission for the trip to South Florida, which resulted in her arrest here.

Brown was arrested in Pembroke Pines for allegedly throwing hair glue at the Pembroke Pines beauty supply store employee last year. Police said she was angry after being asked to leave because the store was closing. Brown was also charged with battery and resisting an officer with violence, for struggling with an officer on the scene. After her arrest in Pembroke Pines, she posted bond and was allowed to return to New York where she ran into trouble with the law again.

In August of 2007, the hip-hop diva was arrested in Brooklyn after being accused of throwing a cell phone at a woman who complained about her loud music playing from her car stereo. That's the arrest that landed her in prison.

She was already serving a three year probation sentence for an August 2004 attack on two manicurists at a Manhattan nail salon. She pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault in the 2004 incident.

Known for her saucy outfits and racy lyrics, the 29-year-old rapper has a handful of albums, including "Ill Na Na" and "Chyna Doll." She's also set to release her next CD, "Brooklyn Don Diva" on May 13.

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