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One-time National Football League player Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to face an attempted murder charge stemming from a incident that took place in May, with his counsel submitting a not guilty response on his behalf.

Correctional records in Essex, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was freed on Tuesday early for his move to Florida. Brown, among the most famous athletes in the National Football League, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being arrested in the city of Dubai.

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

According to his arrest order, Brown is accused of grabbing a pistol from a security employee after a star boxing bout in May and firing multiple rounds at a man he had fought with previously. The claimed target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to investigators that a bullet scraped his throat.

Eiglarsh said that Brown was only safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was obliged to take were exclusively in defense against the reported person’s hostile conduct. Brown was assaulted that night and responded within his rightful entitlement to protect himself,” Eiglarsh stated.

Brown was not promptly detained because at first officers did not consider Nantambu as a affected party. It not until later in May that Nantambu delivered a complete account about the incident to authorities and named Brown as the perpetrator, the affidavit indicates.

From his digital content, Brown had been living in Dubai for several months. In a post after the incident, Brown said he was protecting himself because he was “attacked by several individuals who sought to rob my valuables and cause bodily harm to me.”

A level two murder attempt charge in the state of Florida bears a utmost 15-year prison penalty and up to a $10,000 fine in the instance of a conviction.

Brown has faced numerous legal problems over the period. He before had been accused of physical attack of a delivery operator, various family violence accusations, inability to pay family payments and additional incidents.

Throughout a 2021 contest with his team against the Jets, Brown took off his shirt, protective gear and accessories and ran off the arena, resulting in his release by the team and effectively ending his football career.

Brown, who spent a dozen years in the NFL, was an elite receiver who devoted most of his tenure with his team. For his career, Brown had 928 catches for over 12,291 yards, the 28th most of all time. He was a 7-time Pro Bowl choice.