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Ex- NFL player Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to confront an murder attempt allegation connected with a shooting that happened in May, with his lawyer filing a not guilty declaration on his behalf.

Correctional documents in Essex, New Jersey, show that Brown was released on Tuesday early for his transfer to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular athletes in the NFL, had relinquished transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being taken into custody in Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an communication that he has previously filed a documented not guilty plea to the murder attempt allegation. Brown could be in a Miami court as early as Wednesday early for a release hearing, Eiglarsh stated.

Based on his arrest order, Brown is alleged of seizing a handgun from a security staffer after a celebrity fighting event in May and shooting two shots at a individual he had fought with previously. The alleged victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told police that a bullet grazed his nape.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was only defending himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was obliged to take were purely in self-defense against the alleged individual’s violent actions. Brown was attacked that night and responded within his legal right to defend himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not promptly detained because originally officers did not consider Nantambu as a affected party. It only later in May that Nantambu delivered a complete account about the incident to police and named Brown as the gunman, the report indicates.

From his online updates, Brown had been residing in Dubai for several months. In a post after the confrontation, Brown claimed he was protecting himself because he was “jumped by numerous persons who sought to rob my jewelry and bring personal injury to me.”

A category two murder attempt allegation in Florida bears a highest fifteen-year incarceration penalty and up to a $10,000 penalty in the instance of a finding.

Brown has dealt with numerous judicial problems over the period. He before had been alleged of physical attack of a truck operator, multiple abuse allegations, failure to pay child support and further incidents.

Throughout a 2021 contest with his team against the Jets, Brown removed his uniform, protective gear and gloves and ran off the stadium, leading to his dismissal by the franchise and effectively ending his NFL tenure.

Brown, who spent twelve years in the National Football League, was an elite wide receiver who spent the majority of his career with his team. Throughout his career, Brown had over 900 catches for more than 12,291 distance, the 28th greatest of record. He was a multiple-time Pro Bowl pick.