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Ex- NFL star Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to confront an attempted murder accusation related to a gunfire that occurred in May, with his lawyer entering a innocent declaration on his behalf.

Detention logs in Essex, New Jersey, show that Brown was discharged on Tuesday early for his move to Florida. Brown, a highly popular athletes in the NFL, had waived transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being apprehended in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an message that he has already lodged a formal innocent response to the attempted murder allegation. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday early for a bail session, Eiglarsh said.

As per his detention order, Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security employee after a public figure fighting contest in May and shooting multiple bullets at a man he had fought with previously. The reported target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed investigators that one of the bullets touched his neck.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was merely safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The measures he was forced to take were purely in defense against the alleged individual’s aggressive actions. Brown was targeted that time and acted within his rightful privilege to defend himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not right away arrested because originally officers did not identify Nantambu as a target. It not until subsequently in May that Nantambu provided a detailed statement about the event to officers and named Brown as the perpetrator, the affidavit says.

From his online updates, Brown had been living in the city of Dubai for a number of weeks. In a message after the incident, Brown stated he was safeguarding himself because he was “attacked by numerous persons who attempted to take my possessions and inflict personal harm to me.”

A second-degree attempted murder allegation in the state of Florida imposes a utmost 15-year jail sentence and up to a $10,000 fee in the case of a guilty verdict.

Brown has dealt with numerous court challenges over the time. He before had been charged of battery of a delivery employee, several family violence allegations, inability to pay child support and other occurrences.

In a 2021 match with the Buccaneers against the opponents, Brown took off his uniform, equipment and handwear and ran off the field, causing his dismissal by the franchise and virtually concluding his professional tenure.

Brown, who had twelve years in the National Football League, was an top-tier wide receiver who spent the majority of his career with the Steelers. Throughout his time, Brown had over 900 grabs for over 12,291 distance, the 28th greatest of history. He was a seven-time prestigious selection.