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Former NFL star Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to face an murder attempt accusation connected with a shooting that occurred in May, as his attorney submitting a innocent plea on his behalf.

Detention logs in Essex County, New Jersey, show that Brown was freed on Tuesday early for his move to the state of Florida. Brown, a highly popular athletes in the National Football League, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was held after being taken into custody in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an email that he has already filed a formal innocent response to the attempted murder allegation. Brown could be in a Miami court as early as Wednesday morning for a release proceeding, Eiglarsh stated.

As per his arrest warrant, Brown is accused of seizing a handgun from a security employee after a celebrity fighting bout in May and firing a couple of shots at a person he had confronted with earlier. The claimed individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators that one shot grazed his nape.

Eiglarsh said that Brown was only safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The measures he was obliged to take were solely in self-protection against the alleged person’s aggressive actions. Brown was assaulted that time and responded within his rightful privilege to protect himself,” Eiglarsh stated.

Brown was not promptly apprehended because originally officers did not identify Nantambu as a affected party. It only later in May that Nantambu provided a full statement about the situation to police and named Brown as the perpetrator, the affidavit says.

From his digital content, Brown had been residing in Dubai for multiple period. In a update after the altercation, Brown claimed he was protecting himself because he was “assaulted by numerous individuals who tried to rob my possessions and cause bodily harm to me.”

A category two murder attempt allegation in Florida carries a utmost 15-year incarceration penalty and up to a $10,000 fine in the event of a guilty verdict.

Brown has encountered numerous judicial challenges over the time. He previously had been accused of battery of a truck driver, various abuse accusations, failure to pay child support and other occurrences.

In a 2021 contest with Tampa Bay against the Jets, Brown stripped off his jersey, protective gear and gloves and left the stadium, causing his dismissal by the franchise and virtually ending his professional journey.

Brown, who completed a dozen years in the NFL, was an top-tier receiver who passed the majority of his time with his team. For his career, Brown had over 900 catches for more than 12,291 yards, the 28th greatest of record. He was a 7-time prestigious pick.