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Ex- National Football League wide receiver Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to address an attempted murder allegation connected with a shooting that happened in May, with his counsel entering a not guilty plea on his behalf.

Detention documents in Essex, New Jersey, indicate that Brown was freed on Tuesday early for his transfer to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular figures in the National Football League, had waived transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being arrested in Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an communication that he has earlier submitted a formal not guilty response to the attempted murder allegation. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as soon as Wednesday early for a bail proceeding, Eiglarsh stated.

According to his apprehension order, Brown is accused of grabbing a pistol from a protection staffer after a star match bout in May and firing a couple of bullets at a man he had clashed with previously. The claimed victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators that a bullet grazed his nape.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was simply safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was compelled to take were purely in self-defense against the reported individual’s aggressive conduct. Brown was attacked that evening and acted within his lawful right to defend himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not right away arrested because at first officers did not recognize Nantambu as a victim. It only later in May that Nantambu provided a complete statement about the situation to officers and identified Brown as the perpetrator, the report says.

According to his social media content, Brown had been residing in the city of Dubai for multiple period. In a update after the confrontation, Brown stated he was safeguarding himself because he was “jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my possessions and cause personal injury to me.”

A second-degree murder attempt charge in Florida carries a maximum 15-year incarceration sentence and up to a $10,000 fine in the instance of a guilty verdict.

Brown has dealt with numerous legal challenges over the years. He before had been alleged of physical attack of a delivery driver, various family violence allegations, neglect to pay family payments and further incidents.

Throughout a recent match with Tampa Bay against the opponents, Brown removed his shirt, protective gear and gloves and exited the stadium, causing his release by the franchise and virtually ending his professional career.

Brown, who completed 12 years in the National Football League, was an elite receiver who spent the majority of his career with his team. During his professional life, Brown had over 900 catches for above 12,291 distance, the twenty-eighth highest of all time. He was a 7-time Pro Bowl pick.