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Ex- National Football League player Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to address an murder attempt allegation related to a gunfire that took place in May, with his lawyer submitting a not guilty plea on his behalf.

Correctional logs in Essex County, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was freed on Tuesday early for his relocation to the state of Florida. Brown, one of the most popular figures in the NFL, had waived transfer to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was detained after being taken into custody in Dubai.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an message that he has previously filed a written innocent response to the murder attempt allegation. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as early as Wednesday morning for a release hearing, Eiglarsh stated.

According to his detention order, Brown is alleged of taking a firearm from a safety staffer after a public figure match contest in May and shooting two bullets at a man he had fought with previously. The claimed individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to police that one shot scraped his throat.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was only protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The measures he was compelled to take were solely in self-defense against the reported victim’s violent actions. Brown was targeted that evening and responded within his rightful entitlement to defend himself,” Eiglarsh stated.

Brown was not immediately apprehended because initially officers did not consider Nantambu as a target. It not until subsequently in May that Nantambu delivered a detailed testimony about the event to authorities and named Brown as the gunman, the affidavit indicates.

Based on his social media posts, Brown had been staying in the city of Dubai for a number of weeks. In a update after the confrontation, Brown said he was defending himself because he was “jumped by numerous individuals who sought to take my valuables and inflict bodily harm to me.”

A level two attempted murder allegation in the state of Florida carries a utmost fifteen-year prison term and up to a $10,000 fine in the instance of a finding.

Brown has encountered several judicial challenges over the time. He previously had been accused of battery of a delivery employee, multiple family violence allegations, failure to pay child support and additional incidents.

Throughout a 2021 contest with his team against the opponents, Brown removed his uniform, equipment and gloves and left the arena, resulting in his dismissal by the franchise and virtually concluding his NFL journey.

Brown, who spent a dozen years in the NFL, was an All-Pro wide receiver who passed the majority of his time with his team. For his career, Brown had 928 receptions for above twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one yards, the 28th most of record. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl pick.