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One-time National Football League wide receiver Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to confront an murder attempt accusation stemming from a incident that happened in May, as his attorney entering a not guilty declaration on his behalf.

Correctional logs in Essex, New Jersey, indicate that Brown was discharged on Tuesday early for his transfer to Florida. Brown, a highly popular players in the NFL, had waived transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was detained after being taken into custody in Dubai.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an message that he has previously submitted a written not guilty declaration to the attempted murder charge. Brown could be in a Miami court as early as Wednesday morning for a bail proceeding, Eiglarsh stated.

According to his arrest warrant, Brown is charged of seizing a firearm from a security staffer after a star boxing contest in May and discharging a couple of shots at a individual he had confronted with earlier. The claimed individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators that one shot scraped his throat.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was simply defending himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was compelled to take were exclusively in self-defense against the alleged person’s aggressive behavior. Brown was attacked that night and behaved within his rightful privilege to protect himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not immediately detained because originally officers did not consider Nantambu as a target. It not until subsequently in May that Nantambu gave a full account about the event to authorities and named Brown as the gunman, the report indicates.

Based on his online posts, Brown had been residing in the city of Dubai for multiple period. In a message after the altercation, Brown said he was defending himself because he was “jumped by multiple persons who sought to take my possessions and inflict bodily harm to me.”

A level two attempted murder accusation in the state of Florida bears a highest 15-year jail sentence and up to a $10,000 fee in the event of a guilty verdict.

Brown has encountered numerous legal problems over the years. He previously had been accused of battery of a truck operator, various abuse allegations, neglect to pay parental support and other events.

Throughout a recent game with his team against the Jets, Brown stripped off his uniform, protective gear and handwear and ran off the arena, resulting in his release by the team and virtually concluding his professional tenure.

Brown, who completed twelve years in the NFL, was an elite receiver who passed the majority of his tenure with his team. During his professional life, Brown had 928 catches for above twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one yards, the 28th highest of history. He was a 7-time Pro Bowl choice.