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Former National Football League player Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to confront an attempted murder charge stemming from a gunfire that happened in May, with his counsel filing a innocent plea on his behalf.

Jail logs in Essex, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was discharged on Tuesday early for his move to Florida. Brown, among the most famous figures in the National Football League, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was held after being arrested in Dubai.

Brown’s counsel, Mark Eiglarsh, stated in an message that he has previously filed a documented innocent plea to the attempted murder allegation. Brown could be in a Miami court as soon as Wednesday morning for a bail proceeding, Eiglarsh added.

Based on his apprehension warrant, Brown is charged of taking a handgun from a security staffer after a public figure fighting bout in May and shooting multiple rounds at a individual he had fought with previously. The reported individual, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to investigators that one of the bullets scraped his nape.

Eiglarsh said that Brown was merely safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was obliged to take were purely in self-defense against the reported victim’s hostile actions. Brown was attacked that night and behaved within his lawful right to safeguard himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not right away detained because at first officers did not identify Nantambu as a target. It wasn’t until subsequently in May that Nantambu provided a detailed account about the situation to authorities and identified Brown as the gunman, the affidavit indicates.

From his online updates, Brown had been staying in the city of Dubai for a number of months. In a post after the incident, Brown said he was defending himself because he was “assaulted by several individuals who attempted to steal my jewelry and inflict personal damage to me.”

A second-degree attempted murder allegation in Florida carries a utmost fifteen-year jail penalty and up to a $10,000 penalty in the event of a conviction.

Brown has encountered multiple court issues over the period. He previously had been charged of battery of a delivery operator, multiple abuse accusations, failure to pay family payments and additional incidents.

Throughout a recent contest with his team against the Jets, Brown took off his shirt, shoulder pads and handwear and exited the stadium, resulting in his termination by the team and practically halting his football career.

Brown, who spent 12 years in the National Football League, was an elite wide receiver who devoted most of his time with his team. Throughout his professional life, Brown had 928 catches for over 12,291 gains, the 28th highest of history. He was a 7-time Pro Bowl pick.