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One-time NFL player Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to face an attempted murder allegation stemming from a incident that happened in May, as his counsel entering a not guilty plea on his behalf.

Detention logs in Essex, New Jersey, show that Brown was released on Tuesday early for his move to the state of Florida. Brown, a highly popular figures in the NFL, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was detained after being apprehended 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 charge. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as early as Wednesday morning for a bail session, Eiglarsh stated.

As per his detention warrant, Brown is charged of grabbing a handgun from a protection guard after a celebrity match event in May and shooting two bullets at a person he had confronted with earlier. The alleged victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to investigators that a bullet grazed his neck.

Eiglarsh said that Brown was simply safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The measures he was forced to take were solely in self-protection against the alleged person’s violent actions. Brown was targeted that night and acted within his rightful privilege to protect himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not immediately apprehended because at first authorities did not recognize Nantambu as a victim. It wasn’t until afterward in May that Nantambu delivered a detailed statement about the incident to officers and pointed out Brown as the perpetrator, the report states.

According to his online updates, Brown had been residing in Dubai for several period. In a post after the incident, Brown claimed he was defending himself because he was “jumped by numerous individuals who tried to rob my valuables and inflict personal harm to me.”

A level two attempted murder allegation in the state of Florida bears a utmost 15-year incarceration term and up to a $10,000 fee in the event of a guilty verdict.

Brown has faced multiple court challenges over the time. He before had been alleged of physical attack of a truck employee, various abuse allegations, inability to pay family payments and further events.

Throughout a recent contest with his team against the New York Jets, Brown stripped off his shirt, equipment and handwear and exited the stadium, resulting in his dismissal by the franchise and effectively ending his professional tenure.

Brown, who completed 12 years in the league, was an elite player who passed the bulk of his time with his team. During his career, Brown had 928 grabs for over twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one gains, the twenty-eighth greatest of history. He was a seven-time prestigious pick.