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Ex- NFL star Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to confront an murder attempt allegation stemming from a shooting that took place in May, as his attorney entering a innocent declaration on his behalf.

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

Brown’s counsel, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an message that he has already lodged a formal innocent response to the attempted murder accusation. Brown could be in a Miami court as soon as Wednesday early for a release proceeding, Eiglarsh said.

As per his detention order, Brown is charged of taking a firearm from a safety guard after a public figure boxing contest in May and shooting a couple of rounds at a individual he had fought with before. The claimed target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators that a bullet scraped his neck.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was merely safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was compelled to take were solely in defense against the claimed individual’s hostile behavior. Brown was attacked that evening and behaved within his lawful right to defend himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not right away apprehended because originally authorities did not identify Nantambu as a affected party. It not until later in May that Nantambu delivered a full account about the incident to police and identified Brown as the gunman, the report states.

From his digital content, Brown had been staying in the city of Dubai for several weeks. In a post after the altercation, Brown stated he was safeguarding himself because he was “jumped by multiple people who attempted to take my jewelry and cause bodily damage to me.”

A category two attempted murder allegation in the state of Florida imposes a highest fifteen-year prison sentence and up to a $10,000 penalty in the event of a guilty verdict.

Brown has encountered several legal challenges over the period. He previously had been charged of assault of a delivery employee, several family violence charges, failure to pay family payments and other incidents.

In a 2021 season contest with Tampa Bay against the opponents, Brown stripped off his uniform, shoulder pads and handwear and ran off the arena, leading to his dismissal by the team and practically ending his professional tenure.

Brown, who completed twelve years in the league, was an All-Pro player who spent the majority of his career with the Steelers. During his time, Brown had 928 grabs for over twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one gains, the 28th most of history. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl choice.