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Ex- NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to confront an murder attempt allegation stemming from a shooting that took place in May, as his lawyer submitting a not guilty plea on his behalf.

Correctional documents in Essex, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was discharged on Tuesday morning for his relocation to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular players in the NFL, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was taken after being arrested in Dubai.

Brown’s counsel, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an communication that he has earlier filed a written innocent response to the murder attempt allegation. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday early for a release hearing, Eiglarsh stated.

According to his arrest order, Brown is alleged of seizing a firearm from a security staffer after a public figure fighting contest in May and shooting multiple bullets at a person he had fought with previously. The claimed target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told authorities that one of the bullets scraped his throat.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was only protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was obliged to take were solely in self-protection against the reported victim’s aggressive behavior. Brown was targeted that evening and behaved within his rightful entitlement to protect himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not right away arrested because originally officers did not recognize Nantambu as a affected party. It not until subsequently in May that Nantambu delivered a detailed testimony about the incident to officers and named Brown as the perpetrator, the document indicates.

Based on his social media content, Brown had been residing in Dubai for several period. In a update after the altercation, Brown stated he was protecting himself because he was “assaulted by multiple people who sought to take my valuables and inflict bodily damage to me.”

A second-degree murder attempt accusation in Florida imposes a highest fifteen-year prison sentence and up to a $10,000 penalty in the case of a conviction.

Brown has encountered multiple court problems over the period. He previously had been accused of assault of a delivery employee, various domestic violence accusations, neglect to pay parental support and additional events.

In a recent game with the Buccaneers against the opponents, Brown stripped off his jersey, shoulder pads and gloves and ran off the field, causing his termination by the franchise and practically ending his football tenure.

Brown, who spent 12 years in the National Football League, was an All-Pro player who devoted most of his tenure with Pittsburgh. During his career, Brown had 928 catches for over twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one gains, the 28th most of history. He was a 7-time all-star choice.