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Former NFL player Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to address an attempted murder charge stemming from a gunfire that took place in May, as his counsel filing a innocent declaration on his behalf.

Jail records in Essex County, New Jersey, indicate that Brown was released on Tuesday morning for his move to the state of Florida. Brown, one of the most popular athletes in the NFL, had forgone transfer to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was taken after being taken into custody in Dubai.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an email that he has earlier filed a written innocent plea to the attempted murder charge. Brown could be in a Miami hearing as early as Wednesday morning for a release session, Eiglarsh added.

As per his apprehension warrant, Brown is charged of grabbing a firearm from a protection employee after a celebrity fighting event in May and shooting two rounds at a man he had confronted with before. The alleged individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to authorities that a bullet scraped his throat.

Eiglarsh said that Brown was merely protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was forced to take were solely in self-defense against the alleged victim’s violent conduct. Brown was targeted that night and behaved within his lawful entitlement to defend himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not promptly arrested because initially authorities did not identify Nantambu as a affected party. It not until subsequently in May that Nantambu provided a complete account about the situation to police and named Brown as the gunman, the document indicates.

According to his social media content, Brown had been residing in the city of Dubai for a number of weeks. In a post after the altercation, Brown claimed he was safeguarding himself because he was “attacked by multiple persons who tried to steal my jewelry and cause bodily injury to me.”

A category two murder attempt charge in the state of Florida bears a utmost fifteen-year prison sentence and up to a $10,000 fee in the case of a conviction.

Brown has dealt with multiple court challenges over the years. He previously had been alleged of assault of a vehicle employee, various domestic violence accusations, neglect to pay parental support and other incidents.

Throughout a recent game with the Buccaneers against the opponents, Brown stripped off his jersey, equipment and accessories and left the arena, causing his release by the franchise and practically halting his NFL journey.

Brown, who spent twelve years in the National Football League, was an top-tier wide receiver who devoted the bulk of his time with Pittsburgh. For his professional life, Brown had nine hundred twenty-eight catches for more than twelve thousand two hundred ninety-one gains, the 28th greatest of history. He was a multiple-time all-star choice.