Less than a week after being extradited to the U.S. from Dubai, former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is back in Florida and facing an attempted murder charge related to a May shooting in Miami.
Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, told the Associated Press that he has already filed a not guilty plea to the charge. He added that Brown could be in a Miami court this week for a bond hearing.
Miami-Dade County (Florida) police issued an arrest warrant in June for Brown in relation to an incident outside of a May 16 boxing event in Miami. Brown was detained temporarily after gunshots were fired during an altercation outside of an event hosted by streamer Adin Ross.
A social media video allegedly showed Brown fighting with multiple people before gunshots were fired.
Eiglarsh said Brown was protecting himself from someone he had problems with in the past.
“The actions he was forced to take were solely in self-defense against the alleged victim’s violent behavior. Brown was attacked that night and acted within his legal right to protect himself,” Eiglarsh said.
Brown addressed the incident in a post to X on May 17, the day after the alleged altercation.
‘I was jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my jewelry and cause physical harm to me,’ Brown wrote in part. ‘Contrary to some video circulating, Police temporarily detained me until they received my side of the story and then released me. I WENT HOME THAT NIGHT AND WAS NOT ARRESTED [sic].’
Brown appeared on a live stream with Ross a few days later and said he could not remember what happened during the alleged incident.
‘Yeah I got CTE, I blacked out,’ Brown said. ‘I blacked out, Adin. I don’t know what happened.’
U.S. Marshals apprehended Brown on Nov. 6, per Miami police spokesperson Michael Vega, and he was extradited to the U.S.
Second-degree attempted murder – the charge Brown faces in Florida – comes with a maximum 15-year prison sentence and up to a $10,000 fine if convicted.
This file will be updated with more information when available.