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Ex- NFL player Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to address an murder attempt charge related to a incident that occurred in May, with his lawyer filing a innocent plea on his behalf.

Jail logs in Essex County, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was freed on Tuesday early for his relocation to Florida. Brown, among the most famous athletes in the NFL, had relinquished extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being taken into custody in Dubai.

Brown’s counsel, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an email that he has previously submitted a formal not guilty response to the murder attempt charge. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as early as Wednesday morning for a bond proceeding, Eiglarsh added.

According to his detention warrant, Brown is accused of grabbing a firearm from a security staffer after a star fighting contest in May and firing a couple of shots at a man he had fought with previously. The claimed target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to police that a bullet touched his nape.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was simply defending himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was obliged to take were solely in self-protection against the reported victim’s hostile behavior. Brown was assaulted that evening and acted within his rightful entitlement to protect himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not immediately detained because initially police did not consider Nantambu as a affected party. It only later in May that Nantambu provided a full statement about the situation to police and identified Brown as the perpetrator, the report indicates.

From his online content, Brown had been living in the city of Dubai for a number of period. In a message after the altercation, Brown stated he was safeguarding himself because he was “jumped by numerous people who attempted to rob my valuables and bring bodily damage to me.”

A category two murder attempt accusation in the state of Florida imposes a highest fifteen-year incarceration sentence and up to a $10,000 fee in the case of a finding.

Brown has dealt with several court issues over the period. He before had been alleged of physical attack of a truck employee, several family violence charges, inability to pay family payments and additional occurrences.

In a 2021 season contest with his team against the opponents, Brown removed his shirt, equipment and gloves and left the stadium, causing his release by the franchise and practically ending his professional career.

Brown, who had twelve years in the league, was an elite receiver who devoted the bulk of his career with the Steelers. Throughout his professional life, Brown had 928 catches for more than twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one yards, the 28th greatest of all time. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl pick.