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Former NFL player Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to face an murder attempt allegation connected with a gunfire that happened in May, with his lawyer entering a innocent declaration on his behalf.

Correctional logs in Essex County, New Jersey, show that Brown was discharged on Tuesday morning for his relocation to Florida. Brown, among the most famous athletes in the NFL, had forgone extradition to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was held after being taken into custody in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an communication that he has earlier submitted a documented innocent declaration to the murder attempt accusation. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as soon as Wednesday morning for a bail hearing, Eiglarsh stated.

According to his arrest document, Brown is charged of seizing a handgun from a safety staffer after a celebrity boxing contest in May and shooting multiple rounds at a person he had clashed with previously. The claimed individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed authorities that one of the bullets grazed his nape.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was simply defending himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was compelled to take were purely in self-defense against the claimed person’s aggressive conduct. Brown was attacked that evening and acted within his legal privilege to defend himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not immediately detained because originally police did not consider Nantambu as a victim. It only later in May that Nantambu gave a complete statement about the incident to police and named Brown as the shooter, the affidavit indicates.

According to his online content, Brown had been staying in the city of Dubai for multiple months. In a update after the altercation, Brown claimed he was defending himself because he was “jumped by several persons who tried to take my jewelry and bring physical harm to me.”

A category two attempted murder accusation in Florida carries a utmost 15-year prison term and up to a ten thousand dollar fine in the instance of a finding.

Brown has encountered multiple court challenges over the time. He before had been alleged of physical attack of a vehicle driver, multiple family violence accusations, neglect to pay family payments and further incidents.

During a recent contest with the Buccaneers against the opponents, Brown took off his jersey, protective gear and accessories and exited the stadium, leading to his termination by the team and virtually ending his professional career.

Brown, who completed 12 years in the National Football League, was an top-tier wide receiver who spent the bulk of his tenure with the Steelers. For his time, Brown had 928 grabs for over 12,291 yards, the 28th most of all time. He was a multiple-time Pro Bowl selection.