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Ex- NFL star Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to address an murder attempt charge connected with a shooting that happened in May, as his attorney filing a innocent response on his behalf.

Detention records in Essex County, New Jersey, indicate that Brown was released on Tuesday morning for his relocation to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular players in the NFL, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being apprehended in Dubai.

Brown’s counsel, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an message that he has previously filed a formal not guilty plea to the murder attempt accusation. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as early as Wednesday morning for a release session, Eiglarsh said.

As per his apprehension order, Brown is charged of taking a firearm from a protection staffer after a star fighting contest in May and firing multiple rounds at a man he had confronted with previously. The alleged individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed investigators that one shot scraped his neck.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was simply defending himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was obliged to take were exclusively in self-defense against the reported person’s aggressive conduct. Brown was assaulted that time and responded within his legal privilege to protect himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not immediately detained because at first police did not identify Nantambu as a target. It not until subsequently in May that Nantambu delivered a complete account about the event to police and named Brown as the perpetrator, the affidavit indicates.

Based on his digital content, Brown had been staying in the city of Dubai for multiple weeks. In a message after the altercation, Brown stated he was safeguarding himself because he was “attacked by multiple persons who sought to rob my jewelry and bring bodily injury to me.”

A second-degree murder attempt charge in Florida carries a utmost fifteen-year prison sentence and up to a ten thousand dollar fine in the event of a conviction.

Brown has dealt with several legal issues over the period. He before had been charged of battery of a truck operator, several domestic violence accusations, neglect to pay parental support and other occurrences.

In a 2021 contest with the Buccaneers against the Jets, Brown removed his jersey, shoulder pads and gloves and left the field, resulting in his dismissal by the Buccaneers and virtually halting his NFL tenure.

Brown, who had 12 years in the league, was an elite player who spent the majority of his time with his team. During his professional life, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight catches for more than twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one gains, the twenty-eighth most of record. He was a 7-time prestigious pick.