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One-time NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is traveling to Miami to address an attempted murder accusation stemming from a shooting that took place in May, with his attorney filing a innocent declaration on his behalf.

Correctional documents in Essex County, New Jersey, show that Brown was discharged on Tuesday early for his move to Florida. Brown, among the most famous players in the National Football League, had relinquished extradition to Florida from New Jersey, in which he was taken after being arrested in the city of Dubai.

Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an communication that he has earlier lodged a formal innocent declaration to the murder attempt accusation. Brown could be in a Miami court as early as Wednesday early for a release proceeding, Eiglarsh added.

According to his arrest warrant, Brown is accused of taking a firearm from a security staffer after a public figure boxing bout in May and discharging two rounds at a person he had clashed with before. The alleged target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told police that one shot scraped his nape.

Eiglarsh asserted that Brown was simply safeguarding himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was forced to take were solely in self-defense against the claimed individual’s hostile actions. Brown was targeted that evening and responded within his legal right to protect himself,” Eiglarsh commented.

Brown was not promptly detained because initially officers did not identify Nantambu as a victim. It wasn’t until afterward in May that Nantambu provided a full testimony about the incident to authorities and named Brown as the perpetrator, the affidavit indicates.

From his social media posts, Brown had been staying in Dubai for a number of months. In a post after the incident, Brown stated he was defending himself because he was “assaulted by multiple persons who sought to steal my possessions and inflict physical damage to me.”

A second-degree murder attempt charge in the state of Florida imposes a maximum 15-year incarceration penalty and up to a $10,000 penalty in the event of a conviction.

Brown has dealt with numerous judicial problems over the time. He previously had been charged of assault of a truck operator, various family violence charges, failure to pay family payments and additional incidents.

In a recent match with the Buccaneers against the New York Jets, Brown stripped off his uniform, shoulder pads and handwear and exited the stadium, leading to his release by the franchise and virtually concluding his NFL career.

Brown, who had twelve years in the National Football League, was an elite player who devoted the bulk of his tenure with Pittsburgh. Throughout his career, Brown had over 900 catches for above 12,291 gains, the twenty-eighth greatest of record. He was a multiple-time all-star choice.