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One-time National Football League player Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to address an attempted murder allegation stemming from a incident that happened in May, with his lawyer filing a not guilty response on his behalf.

Correctional records in Essex, New Jersey, indicate that Brown was discharged on Tuesday early for his move to Florida. Brown, a highly popular players in the National Football League, had waived transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was detained after being arrested in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an email that he has earlier lodged a documented not guilty declaration to the murder attempt charge. Brown could be in a Miami court as early as Wednesday morning for a bond session, Eiglarsh added.

Based on his detention order, Brown is charged of taking a handgun from a security staffer after a public figure fighting contest in May and shooting two shots at a individual he had clashed with earlier. The reported target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told authorities that one of the bullets grazed his nape.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was simply defending himself from Nantambu.

“The measures he was forced to take were solely in self-defense against the alleged person’s aggressive conduct. Brown was targeted that time and behaved within his rightful privilege to defend himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not right away detained because at first authorities did not recognize Nantambu as a affected party. It wasn’t until subsequently in May that Nantambu delivered a full statement about the situation to officers and pointed out Brown as the gunman, the document says.

Based on his social media posts, Brown had been living in Dubai for multiple months. In a message after the incident, Brown claimed he was safeguarding himself because he was “assaulted by multiple persons who sought to rob my possessions and inflict bodily harm to me.”

A second-degree attempted murder accusation in the state of Florida bears a highest 15-year jail penalty and up to a $10,000 penalty in the instance of a conviction.

Brown has encountered numerous court challenges over the years. He earlier had been accused of battery of a delivery employee, various abuse charges, inability to pay parental support and additional events.

During a 2021 match with the Buccaneers against the opponents, Brown took off his jersey, protective gear and handwear and left the arena, leading to his termination by the franchise and effectively ending his professional tenure.

Brown, who completed 12 years in the league, was an top-tier receiver who devoted most of his time with the Steelers. During his professional life, Brown had 928 grabs for above 12,291 gains, the 28th highest of history. He was a multiple-time all-star choice.