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One-time National Football League wide receiver Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to face an attempted murder accusation stemming from a shooting that occurred in May, as his attorney submitting a not guilty plea on his behalf.

Jail records in Essex County, New Jersey, show that Brown was discharged on Tuesday morning for his move to Florida. Brown, a highly popular figures in the NFL, had relinquished extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was taken after being apprehended in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an email that he has previously submitted a written not guilty declaration to the murder attempt charge. Brown could be in a Miami court as soon as Wednesday morning for a release session, Eiglarsh said.

As per his arrest warrant, Brown is alleged of seizing a pistol from a safety employee after a star fighting contest in May and shooting a couple of shots at a person he had fought with earlier. The reported target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told police that one of the bullets scraped his nape.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was only protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was forced to take were purely in self-protection against the alleged victim’s violent actions. Brown was targeted that evening and responded within his rightful right to protect himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not immediately apprehended because initially officers did not identify Nantambu as a target. It not until later in May that Nantambu delivered a detailed testimony about the event to police and named Brown as the gunman, the document states.

Based on his digital updates, Brown had been residing in Dubai for a number of period. In a update after the altercation, Brown claimed he was safeguarding himself because he was “assaulted by multiple persons who tried to rob my possessions and cause physical damage to me.”

A category two attempted murder charge in Florida bears a maximum fifteen-year prison sentence and up to a $10,000 penalty in the event of a finding.

Brown has faced numerous court issues over the years. He previously had been accused of assault of a truck driver, multiple family violence allegations, failure to pay family payments and additional events.

In a 2021 game with Tampa Bay against the opponents, Brown stripped off his uniform, equipment and gloves and ran off the stadium, leading to his termination by the Buccaneers and virtually ending his football journey.

Brown, who spent a dozen years in the NFL, was an top-tier receiver who spent the bulk of his career with his team. For his time, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight catches for more than twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one distance, the twenty-eighth most of record. He was a multiple-time all-star choice.