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Ex- National Football League star Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to confront an murder attempt accusation connected with a shooting that took place in May, as his counsel entering a not guilty plea on his behalf.

Correctional records in Essex, New Jersey, show that Brown was released on Tuesday early for his transfer to Florida. Brown, among the most famous figures in the National Football League, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was detained after being apprehended in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an communication that he has earlier filed a documented not guilty plea to the attempted murder allegation. Brown could be in a Miami court as soon as Wednesday early for a bond hearing, Eiglarsh said.

As per his apprehension warrant, Brown is alleged of grabbing a pistol from a security staffer after a celebrity fighting event in May and firing two rounds at a man he had clashed with previously. The claimed target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed investigators that one of the bullets grazed his throat.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was merely safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was compelled to take were purely in self-protection against the reported person’s aggressive conduct. Brown was targeted that night and acted within his legal privilege to defend himself,” Eiglarsh stated.

Brown was not right away apprehended because originally authorities did not recognize Nantambu as a victim. It only subsequently in May that Nantambu gave a detailed account about the event to police and pointed out Brown as the gunman, the affidavit states.

From his digital posts, Brown had been residing in the city of Dubai for multiple months. In a message after the altercation, Brown claimed he was protecting himself because he was “jumped by numerous people who attempted to take my possessions and cause physical damage to me.”

A category two attempted murder allegation in the state of Florida bears a highest fifteen-year incarceration sentence and up to a ten thousand dollar penalty in the event of a conviction.

Brown has encountered numerous court challenges over the time. He previously had been charged of physical attack of a vehicle driver, various domestic violence allegations, failure to pay parental support and additional events.

In a 2021 game with Tampa Bay against the Jets, Brown removed his jersey, protective gear and gloves and left the arena, causing his termination by the Buccaneers and practically halting his professional tenure.

Brown, who had 12 years in the National Football League, was an top-tier receiver who devoted the majority of his career with his team. Throughout his professional life, Brown had over 900 catches for more than 12,291 distance, the twenty-eighth highest of record. He was a multiple-time Pro Bowl selection.