Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Chris Brown will stay in rehab a few more weeks despite a prosecutor 's request he be thrown in jail . Brown , who has been on probation since pleading guilty to assaulting girlfriend Rihanna five years ago , is becoming more violent , with his outbursts `` increasing in severity and intensity , '' Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Mary Murray argued Monday . The singer has been in a rehab program for anger issues and drug abuse since November when the judge ordered him to go there instead of jail for an earlier probation violation . But the prosecutor asked Monday that he been locked up in jail because of his arrest in Washington on an assault charge . Although Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Brandlin ruled Brown was again in violation of probation , he cited a new report from his probation officer that concluded Brown `` is doing well in the program and making great strides '' in rehab . For now , Brown can stay in rehab , the judge ruled . `` It appears your doing well in the program , '' he told Brown . `` There 's no reason to put him into custody at this point , '' Brown attorney Mark Geragos said after the hearing . `` We 're happy that the judge agreed with us . '' Brown is expected to complete the rehab program on February 19 , but he has to travel to Washington for a hearing on the assault charge on February 20 . That case could still send Brown to jail in Los Angeles if he is found guilty . The probation imposed when he pleaded guilty to a felony charge in the 2009 attack on Rihanna requires that he stay out of legal trouble . The judge will hold another hearing on February 28 to decide his fate after rehab . The latest probation report praises Brown 's new improved attitude in complying with probation rules . `` He appears to have a more serious and responsible demeanor and is responding well to dual diagnosis treatment program and changes in medication , '' his probation officer wrote . Brown is working on a community labor crew three days a week until he completes 1,000 of work ordered by the judge in November . He 's finished 109 hours and still has 809 hours left before his probation can be completed , the probation officer said . At that pace , Brown has another 101 days of work left . The glowing report is a stark contrast to what the probation officer wrote in November after Brown was booted from another rehab facility after smashing his mother 's car window during a family session . `` There is much concern with the probationer 's new arrest and his violent outburst that resulted in his discharge from a treatment facility , '' that probation report said . Brown and his bodyguard , Christopher Hollosy , face assault charges stemming an incident outside the a hotel near the White House in October . The federal prosecutor handling the case offered to let them each plead guilty to one count of simple assault , but they rejected the offers at court last month . Chris Brown rejects plea deal in D.C. court .
Judge rejects prosecutor 's motion to throw Chris Brown in jail . Prosecutor : Brown 's violent outbursts are `` increasing in severity and intensity '' Probation officer : Brown `` is doing well in the program and making great strides '' in rehab . Brown returns to court on February 28 when judge will again consider jail for him .