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One-time National Football League wide receiver Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to face an murder attempt accusation stemming from a incident that happened in May, with his counsel submitting a innocent declaration on his behalf.

Detention logs in Essex County, New Jersey, indicate that Brown was freed on Tuesday morning for his move to the state of Florida. Brown, among the most famous players in the National Football League, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was detained after being taken into custody in Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an communication that he has previously submitted a written not guilty declaration to the attempted murder allegation. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as soon as Wednesday morning for a bail session, Eiglarsh added.

Based on his detention warrant, Brown is charged of grabbing a firearm from a safety employee after a public figure fighting event in May and discharging a couple of shots at a individual he had clashed with before. The reported target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told authorities that a bullet touched his nape.

Eiglarsh said that Brown was simply protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The measures he was obliged to take were solely in self-defense against the reported victim’s aggressive actions. Brown was assaulted that night and responded within his rightful entitlement to safeguard himself,” Eiglarsh stated.

Brown was not immediately apprehended because originally authorities did not consider Nantambu as a affected party. It only later in May that Nantambu delivered a detailed account about the situation to police and identified Brown as the perpetrator, the report says.

Based on his online content, Brown had been staying in Dubai for several period. In a message after the confrontation, Brown said he was protecting himself because he was “assaulted by multiple individuals who sought to rob my jewelry and cause physical injury to me.”

A second-degree attempted murder allegation in Florida bears a highest fifteen-year incarceration penalty and up to a $10,000 fine in the instance of a finding.

Brown has faced multiple judicial problems over the period. He before had been charged of battery of a delivery driver, various abuse charges, neglect to pay child support and other events.

In a recent match with the Buccaneers against the Jets, Brown stripped off his uniform, protective gear and accessories and exited the stadium, leading to his dismissal by the franchise and practically ending his professional tenure.

Brown, who had 12 years in the National Football League, was an top-tier player who devoted most of his career with the Steelers. For his career, Brown had 928 grabs for above 12,291 distance, the twenty-eighth most of all time. He was a multiple-time prestigious selection.