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Ex- NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to face an attempted murder accusation connected with a gunfire that occurred in May, as his attorney filing a not guilty plea on his behalf.

Correctional documents in Essex County, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was discharged on Tuesday early for his move to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular players in the National Football League, had forgone extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was detained after being taken into custody in Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an email that he has previously filed a formal not guilty declaration to the attempted murder allegation. Brown could be in a Miami court as early as Wednesday early for a release session, Eiglarsh stated.

According to his arrest document, Brown is charged of grabbing a handgun from a safety staffer after a star match contest in May and discharging multiple bullets at a individual he had fought with before. The reported target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to police that one of the bullets grazed his nape.

Eiglarsh said that Brown was simply protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was obliged to take were purely in self-protection against the reported victim’s aggressive conduct. Brown was attacked that time and responded within his rightful privilege to protect himself,” Eiglarsh stated.

Brown was not immediately detained because initially officers did not recognize Nantambu as a affected party. It only subsequently in May that Nantambu delivered a detailed account about the situation to authorities and pointed out Brown as the shooter, the report indicates.

From his social media content, Brown had been living in the city of Dubai for multiple period. In a update after the altercation, Brown claimed he was protecting himself because he was “attacked by several persons who sought to take my jewelry and cause physical injury to me.”

A category two murder attempt accusation in the state of Florida bears a highest 15-year incarceration penalty and up to a ten thousand dollar fine in the event of a conviction.

Brown has encountered multiple court challenges over the years. He earlier had been charged of physical attack of a delivery operator, several domestic violence charges, inability to pay family payments and other occurrences.

During a 2021 match with Tampa Bay against the opponents, Brown took off his uniform, shoulder pads and accessories and left the field, causing his termination by the Buccaneers and effectively ending his NFL tenure.

Brown, who completed a dozen years in the National Football League, was an elite wide receiver who passed most of his time with Pittsburgh. During his career, Brown had over 900 catches for above twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one distance, the 28th greatest of record. He was a seven-time prestigious choice.