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Ex- National Football League player Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to address an attempted murder charge related to a gunfire that took place in May, with his lawyer submitting a innocent plea on his behalf.

Correctional documents in Essex, New Jersey, show that Brown was released on Tuesday morning for his move to Florida. Brown, a highly popular athletes in the National Football League, had forgone extradition to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was detained after being arrested in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an communication that he has previously submitted a documented innocent plea to the murder attempt charge. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as early as Wednesday morning for a release proceeding, Eiglarsh stated.

According to his detention warrant, Brown is alleged of seizing a firearm from a protection guard after a public figure match contest in May and firing multiple bullets at a man he had confronted with before. The claimed individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators that one of the bullets grazed his neck.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was merely defending himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was obliged to take were solely in self-defense against the alleged victim’s violent conduct. Brown was assaulted that time and behaved within his rightful right to protect himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not immediately arrested because at first authorities did not consider Nantambu as a affected party. It only subsequently in May that Nantambu delivered a detailed account about the event to officers and identified Brown as the perpetrator, the report says.

From his digital content, Brown had been living in Dubai for a number of period. In a update after the altercation, Brown said he was protecting himself because he was “assaulted by several persons who sought to take my possessions and bring bodily damage to me.”

A second-degree attempted murder accusation in Florida bears a maximum 15-year prison penalty and up to a ten thousand dollar penalty in the case of a conviction.

Brown has encountered multiple judicial problems over the time. He before had been charged of physical attack of a vehicle operator, several abuse allegations, failure to pay family payments and further events.

During a recent contest with Tampa Bay against the New York Jets, Brown removed his jersey, equipment and accessories and exited the stadium, leading to his termination by the Buccaneers and practically ending his NFL journey.

Brown, who spent 12 years in the NFL, was an elite receiver who passed most of his career with the Steelers. Throughout his time, Brown had 928 receptions for more than 12,291 gains, the 28th highest of history. He was a 7-time Pro Bowl pick.