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Ex- NFL player Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to address an murder attempt allegation related to a gunfire that occurred in May, with his attorney filing a not guilty declaration on his behalf.

Detention logs in Essex County, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was discharged on Tuesday morning for his move to the state of Florida. Brown, one of the most popular players in the NFL, had waived transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was taken after being apprehended in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s counsel, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an message that he has already submitted a documented innocent declaration to the attempted murder allegation. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday early for a release hearing, Eiglarsh added.

Based on his apprehension warrant, Brown is charged of seizing a firearm from a safety staffer after a star match event in May and firing multiple rounds at a individual he had fought with previously. The alleged individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed police that one shot scraped his neck.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was merely protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was forced to take were exclusively in self-protection against the claimed victim’s violent conduct. Brown was targeted that time and behaved within his lawful right to defend himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not right away arrested because initially police did not identify Nantambu as a affected party. It only subsequently in May that Nantambu provided a detailed statement about the incident to authorities and named Brown as the gunman, the affidavit says.

Based on his online updates, Brown had been residing in Dubai for several months. In a post after the incident, Brown stated he was safeguarding himself because he was “assaulted by several persons who attempted to rob my jewelry and cause physical harm to me.”

A category two attempted murder accusation in the state of Florida imposes a maximum 15-year jail sentence and up to a ten thousand dollar penalty in the case of a finding.

Brown has dealt with multiple judicial challenges over the period. He before had been accused of battery of a delivery driver, various family violence accusations, inability to pay parental support and further occurrences.

During a 2021 match with his team against the New York Jets, Brown removed his jersey, protective gear and handwear and ran off the stadium, resulting in his dismissal by the team and virtually ending his professional career.

Brown, who had 12 years in the National Football League, was an All-Pro receiver who spent most of his time with Pittsburgh. For his career, Brown had over 900 grabs for more than twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one gains, the twenty-eighth greatest of record. He was a 7-time Pro Bowl choice.