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Ex- National Football League star Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to address an murder attempt charge connected with a incident that happened in May, as his counsel filing a not guilty response on his behalf.

Jail documents in Essex County, New Jersey, show that Brown was freed on Tuesday morning for his relocation to the state of Florida. Brown, a highly popular figures in the National Football League, had forgone transfer to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was held after being taken into custody in Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an communication that he has previously lodged a formal innocent response to the murder attempt allegation. Brown could be in a Miami court as early as Wednesday early for a release proceeding, Eiglarsh stated.

According to his detention warrant, Brown is alleged of grabbing a handgun from a safety employee after a star fighting bout in May and discharging multiple shots at a man he had fought with previously. The claimed individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to police that one shot scraped his throat.

Eiglarsh said that Brown was simply protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was compelled to take were exclusively in self-protection against the claimed individual’s aggressive conduct. Brown was assaulted that time and acted within his legal right to defend himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not promptly arrested because originally officers did not identify Nantambu as a target. It not until subsequently in May that Nantambu provided a full testimony about the situation to officers and pointed out Brown as the shooter, the document states.

According to his social media posts, Brown had been staying in Dubai for multiple weeks. In a message after the incident, Brown stated he was safeguarding himself because he was “assaulted by numerous persons who attempted to steal my possessions and inflict bodily harm to me.”

A category two murder attempt accusation in the state of Florida bears a utmost 15-year incarceration penalty and up to a $10,000 fine in the case of a guilty verdict.

Brown has encountered multiple court issues over the years. He previously had been accused of assault of a truck employee, multiple abuse charges, failure to pay parental support and other incidents.

In a 2021 contest with the Buccaneers against the opponents, Brown removed his jersey, protective gear and accessories and left the stadium, leading to his dismissal by the Buccaneers and practically concluding his football career.

Brown, who spent a dozen years in the league, was an elite receiver who passed the bulk of his tenure with Pittsburgh. During his career, Brown had 928 receptions for above 12,291 gains, the 28th highest of record. He was a multiple-time Pro Bowl pick.