Singer will get six months in jail or community labor and five years' probation

A plea deal has been reached between Los Angeles prosecutors and pop star Chris Brown, who is accused of assaulting pop star Rihanna before the Grammy Awards.

Brown will plead guilty to a felony and receive six months in jail or community labor -- such as graffiti removal or trash pickup -- and five years' formal probation. He will also undergo domestic violence counseling. Judge Patricia Schnegg said he will be allowed to complete counseling, community service and probation in his native Virginia, but is to be treated there like any other offender.

Brown, 20, was arrested in February for allegedly beating and threatening the singer during an argument in a rented Lamborghini.

The alleged altercation occurred as the couple drove home from a pre-Grammy party. The news that Rihanna was injured and that Brown was wanted by police surfaced the next day as scores of celebrity reporters awaited the couple's arrival on the red carpet.

If convicted of felony assault and criminal threats, the 19-year-old singer would have faced a maximum of five years in prison.