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Ex- National Football League player Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to face an murder attempt accusation stemming from a shooting that happened in May, with his attorney filing a innocent plea on his behalf.

Detention logs in Essex, New Jersey, show that Brown was freed on Tuesday morning for his move to Florida. Brown, a highly popular athletes in the NFL, had waived transfer to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was detained after being taken into custody in Dubai.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an communication that he has previously filed a written not guilty declaration to the attempted murder accusation. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday early for a bail proceeding, Eiglarsh added.

According to his detention order, Brown is accused of grabbing a pistol from a security staffer after a celebrity boxing contest in May and firing multiple rounds at a individual he had confronted with earlier. The claimed victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told police that a bullet touched his neck.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was only safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The measures he was obliged to take were solely in self-protection against the reported person’s hostile conduct. Brown was assaulted that night and behaved within his lawful entitlement to safeguard himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not immediately detained because at first authorities did not consider Nantambu as a affected party. It only afterward in May that Nantambu provided a full account about the event to officers and pointed out Brown as the shooter, the affidavit says.

According to his online content, Brown had been living in the city of Dubai for multiple months. In a post after the altercation, Brown claimed he was safeguarding himself because he was “jumped by multiple individuals who tried to take my valuables and inflict physical damage to me.”

A level two murder attempt allegation in the state of Florida carries a maximum fifteen-year prison term and up to a ten thousand dollar penalty in the instance of a finding.

Brown has encountered multiple legal issues over the years. He previously had been alleged of battery of a delivery driver, multiple domestic violence allegations, failure to pay parental support and further occurrences.

In a 2021 season match with his team against the Jets, Brown removed his shirt, equipment and handwear and left the stadium, leading to his release by the team and effectively ending his professional journey.

Brown, who spent twelve years in the NFL, was an top-tier player who devoted the majority of his career with Pittsburgh. During his professional life, Brown had 928 grabs for more than 12,291 yards, the 28th most of record. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection.