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One-time NFL star Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to confront an murder attempt allegation stemming from a incident that occurred in May, with his lawyer filing a innocent plea on his behalf.

Jail documents in Essex, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was released on Tuesday early for his transfer to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular athletes in the NFL, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was taken after being taken into custody in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s counsel, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an message that he has previously filed a written innocent declaration to the attempted murder accusation. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday early for a release proceeding, Eiglarsh said.

As per his arrest warrant, Brown is alleged of grabbing a pistol from a protection employee after a public figure match contest in May and firing multiple bullets at a individual he had fought with before. The alleged individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators that a bullet scraped his nape.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was simply safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was compelled to take were exclusively in self-defense against the reported person’s aggressive conduct. Brown was targeted that time and acted within his rightful privilege to protect himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not promptly apprehended because initially authorities did not consider Nantambu as a affected party. It not until later in May that Nantambu delivered a detailed testimony about the event to officers and pointed out Brown as the gunman, the report indicates.

From his social media updates, Brown had been residing in the city of Dubai for multiple period. In a update after the confrontation, Brown stated he was protecting himself because he was “assaulted by numerous persons who tried to steal my valuables and cause bodily damage to me.”

A second-degree attempted murder accusation in the state of Florida imposes a utmost fifteen-year prison penalty and up to a $10,000 penalty in the case of a guilty verdict.

Brown has faced multiple judicial problems over the years. He previously had been accused of assault of a truck driver, several family violence charges, inability to pay family payments and further incidents.

Throughout a 2021 contest with Tampa Bay against the Jets, Brown stripped off his uniform, protective gear and accessories and ran off the stadium, leading to his termination by the team and virtually ending his NFL career.

Brown, who spent a dozen years in the National Football League, was an All-Pro player who passed the majority of his career with Pittsburgh. Throughout his time, Brown had 928 grabs for above twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one distance, the 28th most of history. He was a 7-time prestigious pick.