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Former NFL star Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to face an attempted murder charge stemming from a incident that happened in May, as his attorney entering a not guilty response on his behalf.

Detention records in Essex, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was freed on Tuesday early for his relocation to Florida. Brown, a highly popular figures in the National Football League, had relinquished transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being taken into custody in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an message that he has already lodged a written not guilty declaration to the murder attempt accusation. Brown could be in a Miami court as early as Wednesday morning for a bond proceeding, Eiglarsh said.

According to his apprehension document, Brown is charged of taking a firearm from a safety guard after a star match contest in May and discharging two shots at a person he had fought with previously. The reported victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told authorities that one shot touched his nape.

Eiglarsh said that Brown was simply defending himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was forced to take were purely in self-protection against the reported person’s violent conduct. Brown was targeted that night and responded within his legal entitlement to defend himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not promptly detained because initially police did not consider Nantambu as a victim. It only later in May that Nantambu gave a full statement about the incident to officers and pointed out Brown as the shooter, the affidavit indicates.

From his digital content, Brown had been living in the city of Dubai for several period. In a update after the altercation, Brown claimed he was defending himself because he was “attacked by several people who attempted to take my possessions and inflict personal injury to me.”

A category two murder attempt accusation in the state of Florida bears a utmost 15-year jail term and up to a $10,000 fine in the instance of a conviction.

Brown has dealt with numerous legal problems over the time. He before had been accused of physical attack of a truck driver, several abuse accusations, inability to pay family payments and further events.

Throughout a 2021 contest with his team against the New York Jets, Brown stripped off his jersey, protective gear and gloves and left the arena, leading to his termination by the Buccaneers and effectively concluding his professional journey.

Brown, who spent a dozen years in the NFL, was an All-Pro receiver who passed the bulk of his tenure with the Steelers. During his career, Brown had 928 grabs for more than 12,291 gains, the 28th highest of history. He was a seven-time prestigious selection.