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Ex- National Football League player Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to face an murder attempt allegation connected with a shooting that took place in May, with his counsel filing a not guilty response on his behalf.

Jail records in Essex County, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was discharged on Tuesday morning for his transfer to Florida. Brown, among the most famous players in the National Football League, had relinquished extradition to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was detained after being arrested in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an communication that he has already lodged a formal innocent response to the attempted murder charge. Brown could be in a Miami court as early as Wednesday morning for a release proceeding, Eiglarsh said.

Based on his apprehension document, Brown is accused of grabbing a firearm from a security staffer after a public figure fighting contest in May and discharging two shots at a individual he had confronted with before. The claimed individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to investigators that one of the bullets touched his neck.

Eiglarsh said that Brown was merely defending himself from Nantambu.

“The measures he was forced to take were solely in self-protection against the reported person’s hostile actions. Brown was assaulted that time and behaved within his legal right to defend himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not promptly arrested because originally officers did not consider Nantambu as a victim. It wasn’t until subsequently in May that Nantambu provided a complete account about the situation to officers and identified Brown as the perpetrator, the affidavit says.

From his social media content, Brown had been staying in Dubai for several period. In a message after the altercation, Brown stated he was safeguarding himself because he was “attacked by multiple individuals who sought to steal my valuables and bring bodily harm to me.”

A second-degree murder attempt charge in the state of Florida imposes a utmost 15-year prison sentence and up to a ten thousand dollar fine in the event of a conviction.

Brown has faced numerous court challenges over the period. He earlier had been alleged of physical attack of a truck employee, multiple abuse accusations, inability to pay child support and further occurrences.

During a 2021 contest with the Buccaneers against the opponents, Brown removed his jersey, protective gear and accessories and ran off the field, leading to his release by the Buccaneers and effectively halting his NFL career.

Brown, who completed 12 years in the NFL, was an elite wide receiver who spent the bulk of his tenure with Pittsburgh. Throughout his career, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight grabs for above 12,291 distance, the twenty-eighth most of all time. He was a seven-time prestigious choice.