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Ex- NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to face an murder attempt allegation connected with a gunfire that took place in May, as his counsel entering a not guilty plea on his behalf.

Detention logs in Essex, New Jersey, show that Brown was freed on Tuesday early for his transfer to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular figures in the National Football League, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was held after being taken into custody in Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an email that he has already filed a written innocent plea to the murder attempt charge. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as early as Wednesday morning for a release session, Eiglarsh said.

According to his apprehension document, Brown is accused of seizing a firearm from a security staffer after a celebrity boxing bout in May and firing a couple of rounds at a person he had confronted with previously. The alleged victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed police that one shot touched his neck.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was simply defending himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was compelled to take were purely in defense against the claimed person’s hostile actions. Brown was targeted that night and behaved within his lawful right to safeguard himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not right away arrested because originally police did not identify Nantambu as a affected party. It only afterward in May that Nantambu delivered a full statement about the incident to officers and identified Brown as the shooter, the report indicates.

According to his social media updates, Brown had been living in the city of Dubai for multiple period. In a post after the confrontation, Brown claimed he was defending himself because he was “assaulted by numerous persons who attempted to take my possessions and bring personal injury to me.”

A level two attempted murder accusation in Florida carries a highest fifteen-year jail term and up to a ten thousand dollar penalty in the instance of a conviction.

Brown has dealt with multiple legal problems over the years. He earlier had been charged of battery of a delivery driver, various family violence allegations, inability to pay parental support and further occurrences.

Throughout a 2021 game with the Buccaneers against the opponents, Brown took off his uniform, shoulder pads and handwear and ran off the stadium, causing his dismissal by the franchise and practically halting his football tenure.

Brown, who spent a dozen years in the National Football League, was an elite wide receiver who spent the bulk of his time with the Steelers. Throughout his career, Brown had over 900 catches for more than 12,291 distance, the 28th highest of all time. He was a seven-time all-star choice.