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Ex- NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to address an attempted murder charge connected with a shooting that took place in May, as his lawyer submitting a innocent declaration on his behalf.

Detention logs in Essex, New Jersey, show that Brown was discharged on Tuesday morning for his relocation to the state of Florida. Brown, one of the most popular players in the NFL, had waived transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was taken after being taken into custody in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s counsel, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an message that he has already lodged a formal not guilty plea to the attempted murder accusation. Brown could be in a Miami court as soon as Wednesday early for a release session, Eiglarsh stated.

According to his apprehension order, Brown is accused of seizing a pistol from a security staffer after a celebrity match contest in May and shooting two rounds at a man he had clashed with earlier. The claimed victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed investigators that one shot scraped his throat.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was only safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was compelled to take were purely in self-protection against the claimed individual’s violent conduct. Brown was attacked that evening and acted within his rightful entitlement to defend himself,” Eiglarsh stated.

Brown was not right away arrested because originally officers did not consider Nantambu as a target. It only later in May that Nantambu provided a detailed account about the situation to authorities and named Brown as the perpetrator, the report states.

According to his online posts, Brown had been residing in Dubai for several months. In a message after the incident, Brown claimed he was protecting himself because he was “attacked by several people who tried to take my valuables and cause bodily injury to me.”

A level two murder attempt allegation in Florida bears a utmost 15-year prison sentence and up to a $10,000 fee in the event of a guilty verdict.

Brown has encountered numerous court issues over the years. He earlier had been charged of battery of a delivery operator, various abuse accusations, neglect to pay parental support and other events.

During a 2021 season contest with the Buccaneers against the New York Jets, Brown took off his shirt, equipment and handwear and ran off the field, causing his release by the team and practically halting his football career.

Brown, who completed twelve years in the National Football League, was an All-Pro wide receiver who spent most of his career with his team. During his career, Brown had 928 receptions for above 12,291 yards, the twenty-eighth most of all time. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection.