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Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to face an attempted murder allegation related to a incident that took place in May, as his attorney submitting a not guilty response on his behalf.

Jail logs in Essex, New Jersey, indicate that Brown was released on Tuesday morning for his transfer to Florida. Brown, among the most famous players in the NFL, had relinquished extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being apprehended in Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an communication that he has earlier filed a formal not guilty response to the murder attempt charge. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as soon as Wednesday early for a release hearing, Eiglarsh stated.

As per his apprehension document, Brown is accused of seizing a pistol from a security guard after a celebrity boxing bout in May and discharging a couple of bullets at a person he had fought with previously. The reported victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed investigators that one shot grazed his nape.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was simply protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The measures he was compelled to take were solely in self-protection against the claimed person’s violent actions. Brown was assaulted that time and behaved within his lawful privilege to protect himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not promptly apprehended because initially officers did not identify Nantambu as a affected party. It wasn’t until later in May that Nantambu gave a full statement about the situation to officers and named Brown as the perpetrator, the report indicates.

From his online content, Brown had been residing in Dubai for multiple period. In a post after the incident, Brown claimed he was defending himself because he was “jumped by numerous individuals who tried to rob my jewelry and inflict physical damage to me.”

A level two murder attempt allegation in the state of Florida imposes a maximum fifteen-year jail term and up to a $10,000 fine in the event of a finding.

Brown has dealt with several judicial issues over the time. He earlier had been charged of battery of a delivery operator, various domestic violence accusations, failure to pay parental support and other events.

During a 2021 game with the Buccaneers against the Jets, Brown stripped off his jersey, protective gear and gloves and exited the field, leading to his dismissal by the team and virtually concluding his professional career.

Brown, who had twelve years in the National Football League, was an All-Pro player who devoted the bulk of his time with Pittsburgh. Throughout his time, Brown had over 900 grabs for over twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one yards, the 28th most of history. He was a multiple-time all-star pick.