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Former National Football League wide receiver Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to face an attempted murder allegation stemming from a gunfire that occurred in May, as his attorney entering a not guilty response on his behalf.

Correctional logs in Essex County, New Jersey, show that Brown was freed on Tuesday morning for his move to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular players in the NFL, had relinquished transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being apprehended in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an communication that he has previously lodged a documented not guilty declaration to the murder attempt accusation. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as early as Wednesday morning for a bail proceeding, Eiglarsh added.

According to his detention document, Brown is charged of grabbing a pistol from a security guard after a public figure match bout in May and discharging a couple of bullets at a individual he had fought with earlier. The claimed victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed police that one shot grazed his nape.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was only protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was obliged to take were solely in self-defense against the alleged person’s hostile actions. Brown was assaulted that night and responded within his rightful privilege to defend himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not promptly apprehended because at first authorities did not recognize Nantambu as a affected party. It wasn’t until later in May that Nantambu gave a complete statement about the incident to officers and identified Brown as the perpetrator, the document says.

Based on his digital posts, Brown had been staying in the city of Dubai for multiple period. In a update after the incident, Brown claimed he was safeguarding himself because he was “attacked by multiple persons who attempted to take my jewelry and inflict physical harm to me.”

A second-degree attempted murder allegation in the state of Florida imposes a utmost fifteen-year incarceration sentence and up to a ten thousand dollar fine in the event of a guilty verdict.

Brown has dealt with numerous judicial issues over the years. He before had been charged of battery of a truck driver, several abuse allegations, neglect to pay family payments and other occurrences.

Throughout a 2021 season match with his team against the Jets, Brown stripped off his jersey, protective gear and accessories and exited the arena, resulting in his dismissal by the Buccaneers and effectively concluding his NFL tenure.

Brown, who completed twelve years in the NFL, was an All-Pro player who devoted the bulk of his tenure with the Steelers. During his time, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight catches for above 12,291 yards, the 28th greatest of all time. He was a 7-time prestigious selection.