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Former NFL player Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to address an murder attempt charge connected with a shooting that happened in May, as his counsel submitting a innocent plea on his behalf.

Detention records in Essex, New Jersey, reveal that Brown was freed on Tuesday morning for his transfer to Florida. Brown, among the most famous players in the National Football League, had relinquished transfer to Florida from New Jersey, where he was taken after being arrested in Dubai.

Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an message that he has earlier lodged a documented innocent response to the murder attempt charge. Brown could be in a Miami court as soon as Wednesday morning for a release session, Eiglarsh added.

According to his detention order, Brown is accused of seizing a handgun from a security employee after a star fighting bout in May and firing a couple of rounds at a individual he had clashed with before. The reported victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stated to authorities that one of the bullets scraped his neck.

Eiglarsh said that Brown was simply protecting himself from Nantambu.

“The steps he was obliged to take were purely in self-protection against the reported victim’s hostile behavior. Brown was targeted that evening and behaved within his legal entitlement to protect himself,” Eiglarsh said.

Brown was not immediately detained because at first police did not consider Nantambu as a affected party. It wasn’t until later in May that Nantambu gave a full statement about the situation to police and pointed out Brown as the shooter, the document says.

From his social media updates, Brown had been staying in Dubai for several months. In a update after the altercation, Brown claimed he was safeguarding himself because he was “assaulted by several individuals who tried to take my possessions and cause personal harm to me.”

A level two attempted murder charge in the state of Florida imposes a maximum fifteen-year incarceration penalty and up to a $10,000 penalty in the event of a conviction.

Brown has faced numerous court problems over the time. He earlier had been alleged of battery of a delivery employee, several domestic violence charges, failure to pay parental support and further occurrences.

In a recent game with Tampa Bay against the New York Jets, Brown removed his uniform, protective gear and gloves and ran off the stadium, leading to his release by the Buccaneers and practically ending his football tenure.

Brown, who had twelve years in the league, was an top-tier wide receiver who spent the majority of his career with Pittsburgh. During his career, Brown had 928 grabs for above 12,291 yards, the 28th most of history. He was a seven-time prestigious selection.