The Nation - News from Sept. 25, 1988

Soul singer James Brown was arrested after he brandished weapons in a roomful of people and led police on a chase that crisscrossed the Georgia-South Carolina border before they shot out the tires on his pickup, authorities said. No one was injured during the chase, which began in Georgia and crossed into South Carolina before ending back in Augusta, Richmond County officers said. The incident is the latest legal problem for Brown, 55, who was arrested on drug and weapons charges in May. Police said he was charged in Richmond County with simple assault, carrying a pistol without a license, carrying a deadly weapon at a public gathering and seven misdemeanor charges. Bond was set at $4,030 and was paid by Brown, known as the “Godfather of Soul,” from the almost $8,000 confiscated from him by authorities.