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Ex- NFL player Antonio Brown is heading to Miami to confront an attempted murder charge connected with a incident that took place in May, with his attorney submitting a not guilty declaration on his behalf.

Correctional logs in Essex, New Jersey, show that Brown was released on Tuesday early for his transfer to the state of Florida. Brown, a highly popular players in the NFL, had relinquished transfer to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was held after being taken into custody in Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an communication that he has already submitted a written not guilty response to the attempted murder accusation. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday morning for a bond session, Eiglarsh added.

As per his apprehension order, Brown is accused of grabbing a firearm from a security staffer after a celebrity match contest in May and shooting a couple of rounds at a person he had confronted with before. The alleged victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to investigators that one of the bullets touched his throat.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was only safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The measures he was obliged to take were purely in self-protection against the reported person’s hostile conduct. Brown was attacked that time and acted within his rightful privilege to defend himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not immediately arrested because initially police did not consider Nantambu as a victim. It wasn’t until afterward in May that Nantambu delivered a complete statement about the incident to officers and named Brown as the gunman, the document says.

Based on his social media content, Brown had been living in the city of Dubai for multiple weeks. In a update after the incident, Brown claimed he was protecting himself because he was “attacked by multiple persons who sought to rob my possessions and cause personal damage to me.”

A second-degree murder attempt charge in Florida bears a utmost fifteen-year jail penalty and up to a $10,000 penalty in the case of a guilty verdict.

Brown has faced numerous judicial issues over the years. He before had been charged of battery of a vehicle driver, several family violence allegations, inability to pay family payments and other occurrences.

Throughout a recent game with his team against the Jets, Brown removed his jersey, shoulder pads and gloves and exited the stadium, leading to his termination by the Buccaneers and virtually halting his professional tenure.

Brown, who had a dozen years in the National Football League, was an elite player who devoted the majority of his time with his team. During his time, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight catches for above 12,291 yards, the 28th most of all time. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl choice.