One-time NFL Player Antonio Brown Files Innocent Plea in Attempted Murder Charges

Former National Football League star Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to face an murder attempt accusation stemming from a gunfire that happened in May, with his counsel submitting a innocent declaration on his behalf.

Detention documents in Essex, New Jersey, show that Brown was discharged on Tuesday morning for his move to the state of Florida. Brown, one of the most popular figures in the National Football League, had forgone transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being arrested in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an communication that he has already submitted a formal innocent declaration to the attempted murder charge. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as early as Wednesday morning for a release session, Eiglarsh said.

As per his apprehension warrant, Brown is alleged of grabbing a firearm from a security employee after a celebrity boxing event in May and shooting two bullets at a man he had clashed with earlier. The reported individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators that a bullet touched his throat.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was only protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was compelled to take were exclusively in defense against the alleged person’s aggressive actions. Brown was assaulted that night and responded within his legal right to protect himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not right away arrested because initially authorities did not recognize Nantambu as a target. It not until subsequently in May that Nantambu provided a full account about the incident to authorities and pointed out Brown as the perpetrator, the document indicates.

Based on his online content, Brown had been living in the city of Dubai for a number of months. In a update after the altercation, Brown said he was safeguarding himself because he was “jumped by several people who sought to steal my jewelry and inflict bodily damage to me.”

A level two attempted murder accusation in the state of Florida imposes a utmost 15-year jail sentence and up to a $10,000 penalty in the case of a conviction.

Brown has dealt with numerous legal challenges over the period. He before had been charged of battery of a vehicle employee, various abuse allegations, failure to pay parental support and other events.

During a recent game with the Buccaneers against the opponents, Brown took off his shirt, equipment and handwear and left the stadium, leading to his dismissal by the franchise and virtually ending his NFL tenure.

Brown, who spent twelve years in the league, was an All-Pro wide receiver who spent the majority of his time with Pittsburgh. For his career, Brown had over 900 receptions for more than twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one yards, the 28th highest of history. He was a multiple-time Pro Bowl selection.