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One-time National Football League player Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to face an attempted murder allegation connected with a shooting that took place in May, as his attorney filing a not guilty plea on his behalf.

Detention records in Essex, New Jersey, show that Brown was freed on Tuesday morning for his move to the state of Florida. Brown, one of the most popular athletes in the National Football League, had relinquished transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was detained after being arrested in Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an email that he has previously lodged a documented innocent response to the murder attempt allegation. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as soon as Wednesday early for a bond hearing, Eiglarsh said.

Based on his arrest order, Brown is accused of grabbing a pistol from a safety guard after a public figure boxing bout in May and firing two rounds at a person he had clashed with before. The alleged victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed police that one of the bullets touched his throat.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was only defending himself from Nantambu.

“The measures he was obliged to take were exclusively in self-protection against the claimed person’s hostile conduct. Brown was attacked that night and behaved within his rightful privilege to defend himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not promptly apprehended because originally police did not consider Nantambu as a victim. It only subsequently in May that Nantambu delivered a complete account about the situation to police and identified Brown as the perpetrator, the document indicates.

From his social media content, Brown had been residing in Dubai for multiple period. In a update after the altercation, Brown stated he was protecting himself because he was “assaulted by multiple persons who attempted to take my possessions and inflict bodily damage to me.”

A level two attempted murder accusation in the state of Florida bears a utmost 15-year prison sentence and up to a ten thousand dollar fine in the event of a guilty verdict.

Brown has dealt with several judicial issues over the years. He before had been charged of battery of a vehicle operator, various abuse charges, neglect to pay family payments and other events.

In a 2021 contest with the Buccaneers against the New York Jets, Brown removed his shirt, protective gear and handwear and ran off the field, resulting in his release by the franchise and practically ending his professional tenure.

Brown, who completed 12 years in the NFL, was an elite wide receiver who passed most of his career with the Steelers. During his professional life, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight catches for more than 12,291 distance, the twenty-eighth greatest of all time. He was a 7-time prestigious pick.