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Ex- NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to address an attempted murder allegation related to a shooting that happened in May, as his attorney entering a innocent response on his behalf.

Correctional documents in Essex, New Jersey, show that Brown was discharged on Tuesday morning for his relocation to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular athletes in the National Football League, had forgone extradition to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was held after being taken into custody in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an message that he has already lodged a formal innocent plea to the murder attempt accusation. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday early for a bond hearing, Eiglarsh added.

As per his arrest document, Brown is alleged of grabbing a firearm from a security guard after a star boxing event in May and firing multiple rounds at a man he had clashed with previously. The reported target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed authorities that a bullet touched his neck.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was only protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was forced to take were solely in defense against the reported victim’s hostile behavior. Brown was attacked that night and behaved within his legal entitlement to protect himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not right away detained because initially officers did not consider Nantambu as a target. It not until later in May that Nantambu provided a complete account about the incident to officers and pointed out Brown as the shooter, the report states.

According to his online posts, Brown had been staying in Dubai for several period. In a update after the confrontation, Brown said he was protecting himself because he was “assaulted by multiple people who sought to take my possessions and cause bodily harm to me.”

A level two attempted murder charge in Florida imposes a maximum 15-year jail penalty and up to a $10,000 fine in the case of a conviction.

Brown has encountered multiple judicial problems over the time. He earlier had been charged of physical attack of a delivery driver, several family violence allegations, failure to pay parental support and additional events.

During a 2021 game with his team against the New York Jets, Brown removed his jersey, protective gear and gloves and left the arena, resulting in his dismissal by the Buccaneers and virtually concluding his football journey.

Brown, who spent a dozen years in the NFL, was an elite wide receiver who spent most of his time with the Steelers. During his time, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight grabs for over 12,291 yards, the twenty-eighth most of history. He was a seven-time all-star pick.