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Ex- NFL star Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to face an attempted murder accusation connected with a shooting that took place in May, as his lawyer submitting a innocent plea on his behalf.

Detention documents in Essex County, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was freed on Tuesday early for his transfer to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular players in the NFL, had forgone extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being apprehended in Dubai.

Brown’s counsel, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an message that he has already submitted a formal innocent declaration to the attempted murder charge. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as soon as Wednesday early for a release proceeding, Eiglarsh added.

Based on his apprehension order, Brown is accused of grabbing a firearm from a security staffer after a public figure boxing event in May and firing two shots at a man he had confronted with earlier. The reported target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told police that a bullet scraped his neck.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was only defending himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was obliged to take were exclusively in self-protection against the alleged victim’s violent actions. Brown was targeted that time and responded within his lawful privilege to protect himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not immediately arrested because originally police did not consider Nantambu as a target. It wasn’t until later in May that Nantambu provided a complete statement about the situation to police and identified Brown as the gunman, the affidavit says.

From his online updates, Brown had been living in the city of Dubai for multiple months. In a post after the confrontation, Brown said he was protecting himself because he was “assaulted by numerous people who sought to rob my jewelry and cause physical harm to me.”

A level two attempted murder charge in Florida imposes a utmost 15-year jail term and up to a $10,000 fee in the instance of a conviction.

Brown has faced numerous legal problems over the period. He before had been alleged of physical attack of a delivery employee, various family violence charges, failure to pay parental support and other occurrences.

During a 2021 match with his team against the New York Jets, Brown stripped off his jersey, protective gear and accessories and exited the arena, resulting in his release by the franchise and effectively ending his professional tenure.

Brown, who spent a dozen years in the league, was an elite player who spent the majority of his career with the Steelers. For his time, Brown had over 900 catches for above 12,291 yards, the 28th highest of history. He was a multiple-time all-star choice.