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One-time National Football League player Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to face an attempted murder charge related to a incident that happened in May, as his lawyer entering a innocent plea on his behalf.

Correctional documents in Essex County, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was released on Tuesday morning for his relocation to Florida. Brown, a highly popular figures in the National Football League, had waived transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being apprehended in the city of Dubai.

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

As per his apprehension order, Brown is accused of taking a pistol from a safety guard after a star fighting event in May and shooting a couple of rounds at a individual he had confronted with before. The alleged target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed authorities that a bullet touched his throat.

Eiglarsh stated that Brown was only safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was obliged to take were solely in defense against the alleged individual’s hostile actions. Brown was targeted that evening and acted within his legal right to protect himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not right away apprehended because initially police did not identify Nantambu as a victim. It only afterward in May that Nantambu provided a full statement about the situation to officers and named Brown as the shooter, the report indicates.

From his digital content, Brown had been residing in the city of Dubai for a number of months. In a update after the confrontation, Brown claimed he was safeguarding himself because he was “attacked by numerous persons who attempted to steal my jewelry and bring bodily damage to me.”

A second-degree attempted murder charge in Florida imposes a highest 15-year incarceration sentence and up to a $10,000 penalty in the instance of a conviction.

Brown has encountered multiple court challenges over the years. He previously had been alleged of battery of a vehicle operator, multiple domestic violence accusations, inability to pay parental support and other events.

Throughout a recent contest with Tampa Bay against the opponents, Brown removed his shirt, protective gear and handwear and left the stadium, causing his dismissal by the franchise and practically halting his professional journey.

Brown, who completed 12 years in the NFL, was an elite wide receiver who spent the bulk of his tenure with Pittsburgh. For his time, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight catches for more than twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one distance, the 28th most of record. He was a multiple-time all-star choice.