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Former National Football League star Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to face an murder attempt allegation related to a shooting that took place in May, with his lawyer filing a innocent declaration on his behalf.

Correctional documents in Essex County, New Jersey, show that Brown was freed on Tuesday morning for his transfer to the state of Florida. Brown, a highly popular players in the National Football League, had relinquished extradition to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was detained after being arrested in Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an email that he has previously lodged a documented innocent declaration to the murder attempt charge. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as early as Wednesday morning for a release hearing, Eiglarsh said.

Based on his detention order, Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer after a celebrity boxing bout in May and firing two shots at a person he had clashed with before. The claimed individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told police that a bullet grazed his throat.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was simply defending himself from Nantambu.

“The measures he was obliged to take were purely in self-protection against the claimed individual’s hostile actions. Brown was attacked that night and responded within his legal entitlement to safeguard himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not promptly apprehended because at first police did not identify Nantambu as a target. It wasn’t until subsequently in May that Nantambu provided a detailed testimony about the incident to police and identified Brown as the perpetrator, the document states.

According to his social media updates, Brown had been residing in Dubai for several period. In a post after the confrontation, Brown stated he was safeguarding himself because he was “attacked by several people who sought to take my possessions and bring personal injury to me.”

A level two attempted murder charge in Florida carries a utmost 15-year prison sentence and up to a $10,000 fine in the instance of a guilty verdict.

Brown has encountered numerous legal problems over the period. He earlier had been alleged of physical attack of a vehicle employee, several abuse allegations, failure to pay parental support and other incidents.

In a 2021 match with his team against the Jets, Brown removed his jersey, shoulder pads and accessories and left the stadium, resulting in his release by the Buccaneers and virtually halting his football journey.

Brown, who completed 12 years in the league, was an All-Pro wide receiver who spent the bulk of his time with the Steelers. Throughout his career, Brown had 928 receptions for over 12,291 distance, the 28th most of history. He was a 7-time prestigious choice.