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Ex- NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to face an attempted murder accusation connected with a incident that took place in May, with his attorney entering a innocent plea on his behalf.

Correctional logs in Essex County, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was discharged on Tuesday morning for his move to Florida. Brown, a highly popular athletes in the NFL, had relinquished transfer to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was taken after being apprehended in Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an communication that he has earlier filed a formal not guilty declaration to the murder attempt accusation. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday early for a bail session, Eiglarsh added.

Based on his arrest document, Brown is alleged of seizing a handgun from a security employee after a public figure fighting contest in May and shooting two shots at a person he had confronted with previously. The reported victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told authorities that a bullet scraped his nape.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was only safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was obliged to take were solely in self-defense against the alleged individual’s violent actions. Brown was assaulted that night and responded within his legal entitlement to protect himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not promptly apprehended because originally officers did not identify Nantambu as a affected party. It not until later in May that Nantambu delivered a complete account about the situation to police and identified Brown as the shooter, the affidavit indicates.

Based on his online updates, Brown had been residing in Dubai for multiple months. In a post after the confrontation, Brown said he was defending himself because he was “jumped by multiple persons who sought to take my jewelry and bring bodily injury to me.”

A category two attempted murder accusation in Florida bears a highest 15-year incarceration penalty and up to a $10,000 fee in the case of a conviction.

Brown has encountered several judicial challenges over the time. He before had been accused of physical attack of a truck employee, several domestic violence accusations, neglect to pay parental support and further events.

Throughout a 2021 season contest with his team against the opponents, Brown removed his shirt, equipment and gloves and exited the field, leading to his termination by the franchise and virtually halting his football tenure.

Brown, who completed a dozen years in the NFL, was an All-Pro receiver who devoted most of his tenure with the Steelers. During his time, Brown had 928 receptions for over 12,291 distance, the twenty-eighth greatest of history. He was a multiple-time prestigious selection.