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One-time NFL player Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to address an attempted murder allegation connected with a incident that took place in May, with his counsel entering a innocent plea on his behalf.

Detention documents in Essex, New Jersey, show that Brown was discharged on Tuesday early for his transfer to Florida. Brown, a highly popular figures in the National Football League, had forgone extradition to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was detained after being taken into custody in Dubai.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an communication that he has previously filed a written not guilty declaration to the attempted murder accusation. Brown could be in a Miami court as early as Wednesday early for a release hearing, Eiglarsh added.

According to his detention order, Brown is accused of taking a firearm from a security staffer after a public figure boxing contest in May and discharging a couple of shots at a man he had clashed with earlier. The reported victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to investigators that a bullet touched his nape.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was merely protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was forced to take were exclusively in defense against the reported person’s hostile actions. Brown was targeted that night and behaved within his lawful entitlement to defend himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not right away apprehended because originally officers did not consider Nantambu as a target. It only subsequently in May that Nantambu delivered a full account about the event to police and identified Brown as the gunman, the report states.

From his digital updates, Brown had been living in the city of Dubai for a number of months. In a update after the confrontation, Brown stated he was defending himself because he was “jumped by multiple people who sought to steal my possessions and bring physical harm to me.”

A second-degree murder attempt charge in Florida bears a utmost 15-year prison term and up to a $10,000 fee in the event of a guilty verdict.

Brown has encountered several court challenges over the time. He earlier had been alleged of physical attack of a vehicle operator, multiple family violence allegations, neglect to pay family payments and other events.

In a 2021 season game with Tampa Bay against the opponents, Brown took off his uniform, protective gear and handwear and exited the arena, leading to his release by the franchise and practically concluding his NFL journey.

Brown, who spent 12 years in the National Football League, was an All-Pro player who passed the majority of his tenure with Pittsburgh. During his time, Brown had 928 grabs for over twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one yards, the 28th greatest of all time. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl pick.