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One-time National Football League wide receiver Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to confront an attempted murder charge related to a gunfire that occurred in May, as his attorney filing a not guilty response 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 forgone transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was taken after being taken into custody in Dubai.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an communication that he has earlier submitted a written innocent plea to the murder attempt charge. Brown could be in a Miami court as soon as Wednesday morning for a bond proceeding, Eiglarsh said.

Based on his detention warrant, Brown is charged of taking a handgun from a security guard after a public figure fighting contest in May and shooting a couple of bullets at a individual he had clashed with before. The claimed victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to police that one of the bullets grazed his throat.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was merely protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was obliged to take were exclusively in self-defense against the claimed person’s hostile behavior. Brown was attacked that night and behaved within his rightful right to defend himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not right away detained because at first authorities did not recognize Nantambu as a victim. It only afterward in May that Nantambu gave a detailed account about the incident to police and pointed out Brown as the gunman, the report states.

From his social media content, Brown had been residing in Dubai for a number of period. In a message after the incident, Brown stated he was protecting himself because he was “attacked by several people who attempted to take my jewelry and cause bodily harm to me.”

A category two attempted murder accusation in Florida bears a utmost 15-year incarceration sentence 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 alleged of battery of a vehicle operator, several family violence allegations, failure to pay child support and further occurrences.

Throughout a 2021 contest with his team against the opponents, Brown stripped off his shirt, shoulder pads and accessories and left the arena, leading to his termination by the Buccaneers and effectively concluding his professional tenure.

Brown, who spent twelve years in the National Football League, was an top-tier receiver who spent the majority of his time with the Steelers. For his time, Brown had 928 catches for over 12,291 yards, the 28th most of history. He was a multiple-time all-star choice.