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One-time NFL player Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to address an murder attempt accusation related to a incident that took place in May, as his attorney submitting a not guilty response on his behalf.

Jail records in Essex, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was released on Tuesday early for his relocation to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular players in the NFL, had relinquished transfer to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was held after being taken into custody in Dubai.

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

Based on his detention document, Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security employee after a public figure fighting contest in May and firing a couple of shots at a man he had fought with earlier. The alleged individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators that one of the bullets grazed his nape.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was simply safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was forced to take were exclusively in self-protection against the claimed victim’s violent actions. Brown was assaulted that night and responded within his rightful entitlement to defend himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not right away detained because originally officers did not recognize Nantambu as a affected party. It not until subsequently in May that Nantambu provided a detailed account about the event to authorities and pointed out Brown as the gunman, the document indicates.

From his social media updates, Brown had been living in the city of Dubai for multiple weeks. In a message after the confrontation, Brown said he was defending himself because he was “assaulted by numerous people who sought to take my valuables and inflict personal injury to me.”

A level two murder attempt allegation in the state of Florida bears a maximum fifteen-year incarceration sentence and up to a $10,000 fine in the event of a conviction.

Brown has faced several legal issues over the period. He before had been alleged of assault of a vehicle operator, multiple abuse accusations, failure to pay parental support and additional events.

In a 2021 season match with his team against the opponents, Brown took off his jersey, equipment and gloves and left the field, resulting in his dismissal by the franchise and virtually ending his NFL journey.

Brown, who completed 12 years in the NFL, was an elite receiver who spent the bulk of his time with Pittsburgh. Throughout his time, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight catches for more than 12,291 yards, the twenty-eighth most of record. He was a 7-time all-star pick.