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Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to face an attempted murder allegation connected with a gunfire that occurred in May, with his counsel entering a not guilty declaration on his behalf.

Detention records in Essex County, New Jersey, show that Brown was freed on Tuesday morning for his transfer to the state of Florida. Brown, among the most famous figures in the National Football League, had waived transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was detained after being apprehended in Dubai.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an communication that he has already lodged a formal not guilty declaration to the murder attempt allegation. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday morning for a bail proceeding, Eiglarsh stated.

According to his detention document, Brown is charged of seizing a pistol from a safety guard after a celebrity fighting event in May and discharging a couple of bullets at a person he had fought with earlier. The alleged individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed authorities that one shot grazed his nape.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was only protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was compelled to take were solely in self-defense against the alleged individual’s aggressive actions. Brown was assaulted that evening and behaved within his rightful privilege to protect himself,” Eiglarsh stated.

Brown was not right away detained because initially officers did not recognize Nantambu as a victim. It only subsequently in May that Nantambu gave a full account about the event to officers and pointed out Brown as the perpetrator, the document says.

Based on his online posts, Brown had been residing in Dubai for several period. In a update after the altercation, Brown claimed he was safeguarding himself because he was “assaulted by numerous people who attempted to steal my jewelry and bring physical harm to me.”

A second-degree murder attempt allegation in Florida bears a highest 15-year prison sentence and up to a $10,000 penalty in the event of a conviction.

Brown has encountered numerous judicial challenges over the time. He earlier had been accused of physical attack of a delivery employee, various abuse charges, inability to pay family payments and additional events.

During a recent match with Tampa Bay against the opponents, Brown stripped off his shirt, equipment and accessories and ran off the stadium, causing his dismissal by the franchise and virtually concluding his football tenure.

Brown, who completed 12 years in the National Football League, was an elite receiver who devoted the majority of his tenure with the Steelers. During his career, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight catches for above twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one distance, the 28th highest of record. He was a 7-time prestigious choice.