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Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to address an murder attempt allegation stemming from a shooting that occurred in May, with his lawyer filing a not guilty response on his behalf.

Detention records in Essex County, New Jersey, indicate that Brown was discharged on Tuesday morning for his relocation to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular players in the NFL, had waived transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was detained after being apprehended in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an email that he has already filed a documented not guilty response to the murder attempt charge. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday morning for a bond hearing, Eiglarsh said.

Based on his apprehension warrant, Brown is accused of grabbing a pistol from a security staffer after a star boxing bout in May and discharging two bullets at a individual he had fought with before. The alleged target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to investigators that one shot scraped his neck.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was merely defending himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was obliged to take were solely in self-protection against the alleged person’s aggressive behavior. Brown was assaulted that time and behaved within his legal right to safeguard himself,” Eiglarsh stated.

Brown was not immediately arrested because at first police did not consider Nantambu as a target. It wasn’t until subsequently in May that Nantambu delivered a full account about the event to officers and named Brown as the perpetrator, the report states.

According to his social media content, Brown had been residing in Dubai for a number of months. In a post after the incident, Brown claimed he was safeguarding himself because he was “jumped by multiple persons who tried to steal my valuables and cause bodily harm to me.”

A category two murder attempt charge in the state of Florida carries a utmost fifteen-year incarceration sentence and up to a ten thousand dollar fine in the event of a finding.

Brown has dealt with multiple legal problems over the years. He before had been accused of assault of a delivery operator, several family violence charges, failure to pay parental support and other events.

During a recent contest with Tampa Bay against the opponents, Brown took off his uniform, equipment and accessories and left the field, causing his termination by the franchise and practically concluding his professional tenure.

Brown, who completed twelve years in the NFL, was an top-tier receiver who spent the bulk of his career with the Steelers. Throughout his career, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight grabs for more than 12,291 distance, the 28th greatest of history. He was a 7-time prestigious choice.