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One-time NFL star Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to address an attempted murder accusation related to a gunfire that took place in May, as his counsel entering a innocent response on his behalf.

Detention documents in Essex County, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was released on Tuesday morning for his relocation to the state of Florida. Brown, a highly popular players in the NFL, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was held after being apprehended in Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an message that he has earlier filed a formal not guilty declaration to the murder attempt allegation. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as soon as Wednesday early for a bail session, Eiglarsh stated.

Based on his arrest warrant, Brown is charged of seizing a pistol from a protection staffer after a celebrity boxing bout in May and shooting multiple rounds at a individual he had fought with before. The alleged target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, informed investigators that a bullet grazed his neck.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was only defending himself from Nantambu.

“The actions he was forced to take were exclusively in defense against the alleged victim’s hostile actions. Brown was assaulted that evening and behaved within his lawful right to protect himself,” Eiglarsh stated.

Brown was not immediately arrested because initially police did not consider Nantambu as a affected party. It not until subsequently in May that Nantambu provided a full testimony about the incident to officers and named Brown as the shooter, the document indicates.

From his social media posts, Brown had been staying in Dubai for several period. In a message after the confrontation, Brown claimed he was protecting himself because he was “attacked by several persons who attempted to rob my possessions and cause bodily harm to me.”

A second-degree attempted murder charge in the state of Florida carries a highest 15-year jail term and up to a ten thousand dollar fee in the instance of a conviction.

Brown has faced several court challenges over the period. He before had been charged of assault of a truck operator, several domestic violence charges, neglect to pay parental support and further events.

During a recent contest with the Buccaneers against the opponents, Brown took off his shirt, protective gear and handwear and exited the field, causing his termination by the team and effectively concluding his professional journey.

Brown, who completed a dozen years in the National Football League, was an top-tier receiver who passed the majority of his career with his team. Throughout his professional life, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight catches for above 12,291 gains, the twenty-eighth most of history. He was a multiple-time Pro Bowl choice.