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Ex- NFL star Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to address an attempted murder charge related to a gunfire that happened in May, as his lawyer entering a not guilty declaration on his behalf.

Jail documents in Essex, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was freed on Tuesday early for his transfer to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular players in the National Football League, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being arrested in Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an communication that he has earlier submitted a documented not guilty response to the attempted murder allegation. Brown could be in a Miami court as soon as Wednesday morning for a bond hearing, Eiglarsh stated.

According to his detention order, Brown is charged of grabbing a handgun from a protection guard after a public figure fighting bout in May and firing a couple of rounds at a individual he had confronted with before. The claimed individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told police that one of the bullets scraped his neck.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was merely safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was compelled to take were solely in self-protection against the claimed victim’s hostile conduct. Brown was assaulted that time and behaved within his legal entitlement to safeguard himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not right away detained because originally police did not consider Nantambu as a affected party. It not until later in May that Nantambu provided a detailed account about the event to police and pointed out Brown as the gunman, the document states.

Based on his social media updates, Brown had been residing in Dubai for a number of period. In a message after the confrontation, Brown said he was safeguarding himself because he was “jumped by multiple persons who attempted to rob my possessions and cause physical injury to me.”

A second-degree murder attempt allegation in the state of Florida imposes a highest 15-year prison term and up to a ten thousand dollar fee in the instance of a conviction.

Brown has faced several court problems over the period. He previously had been accused of physical attack of a truck driver, several abuse accusations, neglect to pay child support and further events.

Throughout a 2021 season contest with his team against the New York Jets, Brown removed his shirt, equipment and handwear and exited the stadium, causing his dismissal by the franchise and practically ending his NFL tenure.

Brown, who had a dozen years in the NFL, was an elite receiver who spent the bulk of his tenure with his team. Throughout his professional life, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight catches for above twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one gains, the twenty-eighth highest of history. He was a seven-time prestigious selection.