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Ex- National Football League wide receiver Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to confront an attempted murder allegation connected with a gunfire that occurred in May, with his attorney entering a innocent response on his behalf.

Correctional logs in Essex County, New Jersey, indicate that Brown was released on Tuesday morning for his relocation to the state of Florida. Brown, a highly popular players in the NFL, had relinquished extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being apprehended in Dubai.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an message that he has previously lodged a documented not guilty plea to the murder attempt accusation. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as soon as Wednesday morning for a release proceeding, Eiglarsh stated.

As per his detention warrant, Brown is alleged of grabbing a firearm from a safety employee after a star boxing contest in May and firing multiple shots at a individual he had fought with previously. The reported victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to police that one shot scraped his neck.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was simply defending himself from Nantambu.

“The measures he was compelled to take were purely in self-defense against the reported victim’s hostile conduct. Brown was targeted that time and responded within his rightful privilege to protect himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not right away apprehended because at first officers did not consider Nantambu as a victim. It not until later in May that Nantambu provided a complete statement about the incident to officers and named Brown as the gunman, the affidavit states.

From his online content, Brown had been living in Dubai for several months. In a message after the confrontation, Brown claimed he was safeguarding himself because he was “assaulted by multiple persons who sought to take my jewelry and inflict physical damage to me.”

A category two murder attempt charge in the state of Florida imposes a utmost 15-year incarceration penalty and up to a $10,000 fine in the event of a conviction.

Brown has dealt with numerous judicial problems over the time. He earlier had been alleged of physical attack of a delivery driver, multiple family violence allegations, failure to pay parental support and further incidents.

Throughout a 2021 season contest with the Buccaneers against the New York Jets, Brown removed his uniform, equipment and accessories and ran off the field, causing his release by the Buccaneers and practically concluding his professional career.

Brown, who had a dozen years in the NFL, was an top-tier player who spent most of his career with his team. Throughout his career, Brown had over 900 receptions for more than 12,291 distance, the 28th highest of all time. He was a 7-time Pro Bowl choice.