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One-time National Football League wide receiver Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to face an murder attempt allegation stemming from a incident that happened in May, as his counsel filing a not guilty plea on his behalf.

Detention logs in Essex, New Jersey, show that Brown was discharged on Tuesday morning for his transfer to Florida. Brown, a highly popular athletes in the National Football League, had waived transfer to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was detained after being arrested in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an message that he has already lodged a formal not guilty response to the attempted murder accusation. Brown could be in a Miami court as soon as Wednesday morning for a bond proceeding, Eiglarsh stated.

As per his detention warrant, Brown is accused of taking a firearm from a security staffer after a star fighting event in May and discharging multiple shots at a person he had clashed with earlier. The claimed target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to authorities that a bullet scraped his neck.

Eiglarsh said that Brown was merely protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was forced to take were solely in self-protection against the alleged victim’s aggressive actions. Brown was attacked that night and responded within his lawful right to safeguard himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not right away apprehended because at first police did not identify Nantambu as a affected party. It not until afterward in May that Nantambu provided a detailed account about the incident to police and pointed out Brown as the perpetrator, the report says.

According to his social media updates, Brown had been staying in the city of Dubai for a number of period. In a update after the incident, Brown claimed he was safeguarding himself because he was “jumped by numerous persons who attempted to take my jewelry and cause bodily damage to me.”

A category two attempted murder allegation in the state of Florida imposes a highest fifteen-year jail term and up to a ten thousand dollar fine in the event of a finding.

Brown has faced numerous judicial problems over the years. He previously had been alleged of physical attack of a delivery driver, various family violence allegations, inability to pay family payments and other events.

During a 2021 season game with the Buccaneers against the New York Jets, Brown stripped off his shirt, shoulder pads and gloves and left the arena, resulting in his termination by the Buccaneers and virtually concluding his NFL journey.

Brown, who spent 12 years in the National Football League, was an elite receiver who devoted most of his tenure with the Steelers. Throughout his time, Brown had over 900 grabs for more than 12,291 yards, the 28th highest of history. He was a multiple-time all-star pick.