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Ex- National Football League player Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to address an murder attempt allegation related to a shooting that happened in May, as his attorney filing a innocent declaration on his behalf.

Correctional documents in Essex County, New Jersey, show that Brown was released on Tuesday early for his transfer to Florida. Brown, a highly popular players in the NFL, had forgone transfer to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was held after being apprehended in Dubai.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an message that he has previously filed a written not guilty response to the attempted murder accusation. Brown could be in a Miami court as early as Wednesday morning for a release session, Eiglarsh stated.

As per his arrest document, Brown is alleged of seizing a handgun from a security staffer after a public figure match contest in May and discharging two rounds at a individual he had clashed with before. The reported individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed police that a bullet grazed his nape.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was merely defending himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was forced to take were purely in self-protection against the reported person’s hostile behavior. Brown was assaulted that evening and behaved within his legal privilege to safeguard himself,” Eiglarsh stated.

Brown was not promptly apprehended because initially authorities did not identify Nantambu as a target. It not until subsequently in May that Nantambu gave a detailed account about the situation to officers and pointed out Brown as the gunman, the document indicates.

Based on his online posts, Brown had been residing in the city of Dubai for multiple period. In a message after the confrontation, Brown said he was protecting himself because he was “assaulted by several persons who tried to steal my possessions and inflict personal damage to me.”

A category two murder attempt charge in the state of Florida bears a maximum 15-year incarceration term and up to a ten thousand dollar fine in the case of a guilty verdict.

Brown has dealt with multiple judicial challenges over the period. He previously had been charged of assault of a truck operator, multiple domestic violence charges, inability to pay child support and further incidents.

During a 2021 contest with Tampa Bay against the Jets, Brown took off his uniform, protective gear and gloves and exited the field, resulting in his termination by the franchise and effectively ending his NFL career.

Brown, who completed twelve years in the NFL, was an All-Pro receiver who passed the bulk of his career with his team. During his career, Brown had 928 catches for more than 12,291 distance, the twenty-eighth highest of history. He was a 7-time Pro Bowl pick.