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One-time NFL player Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to face an attempted murder accusation stemming from a gunfire that took place in May, with his lawyer entering a innocent declaration on his behalf.

Jail documents in Essex, New Jersey, show that Brown was freed on Tuesday early for his transfer to the state of Florida. Brown, one of the most popular athletes in the NFL, had relinquished transfer to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was taken after being arrested in Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an communication that he has previously filed a written innocent plea to the attempted murder accusation. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as soon as Wednesday early for a release session, Eiglarsh stated.

According to his apprehension order, Brown is alleged of taking a firearm from a security guard after a public figure fighting contest in May and discharging multiple shots at a individual he had fought with before. The claimed target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told authorities that a bullet grazed his throat.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was merely safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was obliged to take were exclusively in self-protection against the alleged person’s hostile behavior. Brown was assaulted that night and responded within his legal entitlement to defend himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not right away detained because originally authorities did not recognize Nantambu as a target. It only afterward in May that Nantambu provided a detailed account about the event to officers and named Brown as the perpetrator, the report indicates.

From his social media posts, Brown had been living in the city of Dubai for several period. In a update after the confrontation, Brown said he was safeguarding himself because he was “assaulted by multiple individuals who tried to steal my possessions and inflict physical injury to me.”

A category two attempted murder accusation in the state of Florida bears a utmost 15-year prison term and up to a $10,000 penalty in the event of a finding.

Brown has encountered several court issues over the years. He before had been alleged of physical attack of a truck employee, several domestic violence charges, failure to pay parental support and further occurrences.

In a 2021 season match with his team against the opponents, Brown took off his shirt, equipment and handwear and left the stadium, resulting in his dismissal by the Buccaneers and practically halting his football journey.

Brown, who completed a dozen years in the league, was an elite player who spent the majority of his tenure with the Steelers. Throughout his professional life, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight receptions for more than twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one gains, the 28th greatest of history. He was a 7-time Pro Bowl selection.