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Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to confront an attempted murder charge connected with a incident that took place in May, as his lawyer entering a not guilty plea on his behalf.

Jail records in Essex County, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was freed on Tuesday early for his transfer to the state of Florida. Brown, one of the most popular figures in the NFL, had forgone extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being arrested in Dubai.

Brown’s counsel, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an message that he has previously submitted a documented innocent declaration to the attempted murder charge. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday morning for a bail session, Eiglarsh stated.

As per his detention warrant, Brown is alleged of seizing a handgun from a security staffer after a celebrity boxing bout in May and shooting multiple bullets at a individual he had fought with earlier. The claimed victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to authorities that a bullet grazed his neck.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was simply safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was obliged to take were exclusively in self-defense against the claimed victim’s aggressive behavior. Brown was assaulted that night and acted within his rightful entitlement to safeguard himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not immediately apprehended because at first police did not identify Nantambu as a affected party. It wasn’t until subsequently in May that Nantambu delivered a full testimony about the incident to officers and named Brown as the gunman, the report indicates.

Based on his social media posts, Brown had been residing in Dubai for several period. In a post after the incident, Brown claimed he was protecting himself because he was “assaulted by several people who tried to steal my valuables and cause bodily harm to me.”

A second-degree attempted murder accusation in the state of Florida carries a highest 15-year incarceration penalty and up to a ten thousand dollar penalty in the case of a finding.

Brown has encountered numerous court challenges over the years. He before had been alleged of assault of a truck driver, several family violence accusations, neglect to pay parental support and further occurrences.

In a 2021 game with his team against the Jets, Brown took off his jersey, shoulder pads and handwear and left the arena, leading to his release by the team and practically concluding his football career.

Brown, who completed 12 years in the National Football League, was an elite player who passed most of his tenure with his team. Throughout his time, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight receptions for over twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one gains, the twenty-eighth most of record. He was a 7-time all-star selection.