Tweeters call for Chris Brown to be freed after singer jailed on felony assault charge

Chris Brown and his bodyguard were arrested this morning in Washington DC and charged with felony assault, according to the Washington Metropolitan Police Department.

In response, dozens of Twitter users called for the R&B singer to be released from jail. Some may have been kidding, while others appeared to be completely serious:

Free Chris Brown ?

— Rasul (@burrrSOLO1017) October 27, 2013

Free Chris Brown doe.

— Cee? (@_Siarramarie) October 27, 2013

https://twitter.com/SeptemberXXIX/status/394488075159879680

Free Chris Brown

— OldManSmoke (@ItsSmokeBitch) October 27, 2013

Free Chris Brown !!!!

— ✊?✊?✊? (@mykeataughtyou) October 27, 2013

Free Chris Brown 

— Deej? (@__badassxo) October 27, 2013

https://twitter.com/ahleeyou/status/394484672706531328

Free Chris Brown ?

— Kaitlyn LeAnn (@omgthatskate) October 27, 2013

Free Chris Brown!!

— Mommma, on corn teen (@MommmaSaid) October 27, 2013

Free Chris Brown !

— 20yrs of FAB❤️ (@loveofesha_) October 27, 2013

https://twitter.com/CourtneyKatrice/status/394483203127656450

https://twitter.com/zel_xoxo/status/394480002638422016

https://twitter.com/BandzUpNigga_/status/394478927281786880

https://twitter.com/HeyTenenbaum/status/394474545152675840

https://twitter.com/elinelovesyouxx/status/394473734041776128

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Free Chris Brown

— #AskElissia Vids ❤️ (@Ask_Elissia) October 27, 2013

@CureDCA you were not there and you don't even know what happened…

— #AskElissia Vids ❤️ (@Ask_Elissia) October 27, 2013

Free Chris brown from Dc jail

— ? (@Tyraaaaa_) October 27, 2013

All I could do is think about him all last night while I was sleeping

— ? (@Tyraaaaa_) October 27, 2013

Why, he’s practically a modern-day Nelson Mandela!

And props to this dude, who tweeted “free Chris Brown” five days ago:

Free Chris brown

— Do it For Lil Saint (@NewLifeWhoDis__) October 22, 2013

Way to get ahead of the crowd!