US singer Chris Brown has been arrested in a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman informed police that he had threatened her with a gun.

Beauty queen Baylee Curran told that Mr Brown had pointed the gun at her face after she had been admiring his friend's jewellery.

Mr Brown came out of his home after a stand-off with police on Tuesday. His lawyer tweeted that his client was later freed, adding that the accusations were "demonstrably false".

Associated Press reported that Mr Brown has released on $250,000 (£190,000) bail.The singer has several convictions for violence, including a 2009 assault on his previous girlfriend, pop star Rihanna.

Chris Brown 'considered suicide' after Rihanna assault. Police went to Mr Brown's home following the emergency call early on Tuesday from Ms Curran, who by that time had left the property.

Ms Curran told the reporters  that she and a friend had gone to Mr Brown's house with a business associate on Monday evening. She said she had been admiring the diamond necklace of a man who had been showing off his jewellery when the man got angry and told her to back away.

That is when she said that Mr Brown pulled out a gun, pointed it at her face and told her to get out.

At  Mr Brown's sprawling mansion, police officers were reportedly denied entry and had to wait for a judge to approve a search warrant before going inside to search for a weapon.

By Prakriti Neogi