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Former NFL player Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to address an murder attempt accusation stemming from a gunfire that happened in May, with his attorney entering a not guilty plea on his behalf.

Correctional logs in Essex, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was discharged on Tuesday early for his move to Florida. Brown, a highly popular figures in the National Football League, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was held after being taken into custody in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s counsel, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an email that he has previously submitted a formal innocent plea to the attempted murder allegation. Brown could be in a Miami court as soon as Wednesday early for a bail hearing, Eiglarsh added.

According to his arrest warrant, Brown is charged of taking a handgun from a security staffer after a celebrity fighting bout in May and discharging a couple of rounds at a person he had fought with previously. The reported individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed police that one of the bullets grazed his neck.

Eiglarsh said that Brown was simply protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was forced to take were purely in self-defense against the claimed victim’s hostile conduct. Brown was targeted that time and acted within his rightful privilege to defend himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not right away arrested because originally officers did not recognize Nantambu as a target. It only afterward in May that Nantambu delivered a complete statement about the event to authorities and named Brown as the perpetrator, the affidavit states.

Based on his online updates, Brown had been residing in the city of Dubai for a number of weeks. In a update after the incident, Brown stated he was defending himself because he was “assaulted by multiple persons who attempted to rob my valuables and bring physical damage to me.”

A category two murder attempt allegation in Florida imposes a utmost fifteen-year incarceration sentence and up to a $10,000 penalty in the event of a conviction.

Brown has faced numerous legal challenges over the years. He earlier had been charged of battery of a truck operator, multiple family violence allegations, failure to pay family payments and further incidents.

Throughout a 2021 season game with Tampa Bay against the opponents, Brown removed his jersey, equipment and handwear and left the stadium, resulting in his termination by the team and effectively ending his NFL tenure.

Brown, who completed 12 years in the NFL, was an All-Pro player who devoted most of his tenure with his team. During his time, Brown had 928 receptions for above 12,291 yards, the 28th greatest of history. He was a 7-time prestigious pick.