Former NFL star Antonio Brown was returning Tuesday to Miami to deal with a tried murder charge originating from a May shooting, with his legal representative submitting an innocent plea on his behalf.
Prison records in Essex County, New Jersey, reveal Brown was launched late Tuesday early morning for the transfer to Florida. The previous All-Pro pass receiver had actually waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was brought following his arrest in Dubai.
Brown’s legal representative, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an e-mail that he has actually currently submitted a composed innocent plea to the tried murder charge. Brown might be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday early morning for a bond hearing, Eiglarsh stated.
According to an arrest warrant, Brown is implicated of getting a pistol from a security staffer after a celeb boxing match on May 16 and shooting 2 chance ats a male he had actually entered a fistfight with earlier. The victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed detectives that a person of the bullets grazed his neck.
Eiglarsh stated Brown was merely securing himself from an individual he had issues with in the past.
“The actions he was required to take were entirely in self-defense versus the supposed victim’s violent habits. Brown was assaulted that night and acted within his legal right to secure himself,” Eiglarsh stated.
Brown was not right away detained that night due to the fact that at first authorities did not determine Nantambu as a victim. It wasn’t up until May 21 that Nantambu offered a complete declaration about the event to authorities and recognized Brown as the shooter, the affidavit states.
Based upon his social networks posts, Brown had actually been residing in Dubai for numerous months. In a social networks post after the run-in, Brown stated he was protecting himself due to the fact that he was “leapt by several people who attempted to take my precious jewelry and trigger physical damage to me.”
A second-degree attempted murder charge in Florida brings an optimum 15-year jail sentence and approximately a $10,000 fine in case of a conviction.
Brown, who invested 12 years in the NFL, was an All-Pro pass receiver who last played in 2021 for Tampa Bay however invested the majority of his profession with Pittsburgh. For his profession, Brown had 928 receptions for more than 12,000 lawns and scored 88 overall goals counting returns and one pass. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl choice.
Brown has actually handled a number of legal issues for many years. He formerly had actually been implicated of battery of a moving truck chauffeur, numerous domestic violence charges, failure to pay kid assistance and other occurrences.
Throughout a 2021 video game with Tampa Bay versus the New York Jets, Brown removed his jersey, shoulder pads and gloves and ran the field, resulting in his release by the Buccaneers and successfully ending his football profession.
Curt Anderson, The Associated Press
