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Ex- National Football League star Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to confront an attempted murder accusation stemming from a incident that occurred in May, with his counsel entering a not guilty response on his behalf.

Detention records in Essex, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was released on Tuesday early for his relocation to Florida. Brown, among the most famous players in the National Football League, had relinquished transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was detained after being taken into custody in Dubai.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an communication that he has already submitted a documented innocent response to the attempted murder charge. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday early for a release session, Eiglarsh added.

Based on his arrest order, Brown is alleged of grabbing a handgun from a security guard after a celebrity match bout in May and shooting a couple of rounds at a individual he had confronted with earlier. The claimed victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to police that one shot grazed his neck.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was only safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The measures he was forced to take were exclusively in self-defense against the reported person’s violent behavior. Brown was attacked that evening and behaved within his lawful entitlement to defend himself,” Eiglarsh stated.

Brown was not right away apprehended because originally authorities did not recognize Nantambu as a victim. It not until subsequently in May that Nantambu provided a full account about the incident to officers and identified Brown as the shooter, the affidavit indicates.

According to his social media posts, Brown had been living in Dubai for a number of period. In a post after the incident, Brown stated he was protecting himself because he was “jumped by numerous individuals who attempted to steal my valuables and cause personal injury to me.”

A category two murder attempt allegation in the state of Florida imposes a utmost fifteen-year prison sentence and up to a ten thousand dollar fine in the case of a finding.

Brown has dealt with multiple court challenges over the years. He before had been accused of battery of a vehicle operator, multiple abuse charges, inability to pay child support and further events.

In a recent game with his team against the Jets, Brown removed his jersey, equipment and gloves and exited the stadium, leading to his release by the Buccaneers and virtually concluding his NFL tenure.

Brown, who completed a dozen years in the National Football League, was an All-Pro receiver who devoted the bulk of his tenure with Pittsburgh. During his career, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight grabs for more than twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one distance, the 28th greatest of history. He was a 7-time all-star selection.