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Former National Football League star Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to address an murder attempt charge stemming from a shooting that happened in May, with his attorney submitting a innocent response on his behalf.

Correctional documents in Essex, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was discharged on Tuesday early for his transfer to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular athletes in the National Football League, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was detained after being apprehended in Dubai.

Brown’s counsel, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an communication that he has previously lodged a written innocent plea to the attempted murder charge. Brown could be in a Miami court as soon as Wednesday morning for a release session, Eiglarsh added.

As per his detention order, Brown is alleged of taking a handgun from a safety staffer after a star match contest in May and firing a couple of bullets at a individual he had confronted with previously. The reported individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed police that a bullet touched his nape.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was simply protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was compelled to take were exclusively in self-protection against the alleged person’s aggressive behavior. Brown was assaulted that night and acted within his lawful privilege to protect himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not promptly detained because at first authorities did not identify Nantambu as a affected party. It wasn’t until later in May that Nantambu gave a detailed testimony about the situation to authorities and named Brown as the shooter, the report says.

According to his digital posts, Brown had been staying in the city of Dubai for several period. In a update after the altercation, Brown claimed he was safeguarding himself because he was “attacked by multiple individuals who tried to steal my possessions and cause physical harm to me.”

A level two attempted murder allegation in the state of Florida carries a utmost fifteen-year incarceration term and up to a ten thousand dollar fee in the instance of a finding.

Brown has faced numerous court problems over the period. He earlier had been accused of assault of a vehicle employee, several abuse charges, failure to pay child support and additional incidents.

In a 2021 season game with Tampa Bay against the Jets, Brown took off his jersey, shoulder pads and handwear and ran off the field, leading to his dismissal by the franchise and effectively halting his NFL career.

Brown, who completed 12 years in the league, was an elite receiver who devoted most of his tenure with the Steelers. During his professional life, Brown had over 900 catches for above 12,291 gains, the 28th most of all time. He was a 7-time Pro Bowl choice.