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Ex- NFL star Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to address an murder attempt accusation related to a incident that happened in May, as his attorney entering a not guilty plea on his behalf.

Detention records in Essex, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was freed on Tuesday early for his relocation to Florida. Brown, a highly popular athletes in the NFL, had relinquished transfer to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was held after being arrested in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s counsel, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an email that he has earlier lodged a documented innocent declaration to the murder attempt charge. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as soon as Wednesday morning for a bail hearing, Eiglarsh stated.

As per his arrest warrant, Brown is alleged of taking a firearm from a safety staffer after a star fighting event in May and discharging multiple rounds at a man he had clashed with before. The alleged individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to authorities that one of the bullets touched his nape.

Eiglarsh said that Brown was only safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was obliged to take were purely in defense against the claimed person’s hostile conduct. Brown was targeted that evening and responded within his rightful entitlement to safeguard himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not promptly apprehended because at first officers did not recognize Nantambu as a affected party. It not until subsequently in May that Nantambu delivered a complete statement about the situation to officers and identified Brown as the gunman, the affidavit states.

From his digital posts, Brown had been staying in the city of Dubai for multiple weeks. In a post after the confrontation, Brown said he was protecting himself because he was “jumped by multiple people who attempted to take my possessions and bring physical harm to me.”

A second-degree attempted murder charge in Florida carries a utmost fifteen-year incarceration penalty and up to a ten thousand dollar fine in the case of a finding.

Brown has faced multiple legal issues over the period. He before had been accused of physical attack of a delivery operator, multiple family violence accusations, inability to pay child support and further incidents.

During a 2021 match with Tampa Bay against the opponents, Brown removed his shirt, shoulder pads and gloves and exited the stadium, leading to his dismissal by the team and practically halting his professional tenure.

Brown, who completed twelve years in the National Football League, was an All-Pro wide receiver who spent most of his time with the Steelers. For his career, Brown had over 900 receptions for more than 12,291 distance, the 28th highest of all time. He was a seven-time all-star pick.