Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has pleaded not guilty to an attempted murder charge brought against him in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and was released after posting $25,000 bond.
U.S. Marshals travelled to Dubai to extradite Brown back to the United States. He initially arrived in New Jersey. According to Local 10 News in Miami, Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, argued Brown had ongoing business in Dubai, and that he was overcharged by authorities.
Brown was outfitted for a GPS ankle monitor before his release from prison, which he will have to wear moving forward.
The attempted murder charge was levied on June 11 against Brown.
The court documents state Brown was allegedly involved in a shooting at Adin Ross’ celebrity boxing event in May. On the night of the incident, Brown was briefly detained but let go after videos showed him in a confrontation and being led away in handcuffs.
That night, Brown joined Ross’ livestream after being released. Brown says he was jumped by multiple people trying to steal his jewelry and fought back against them. Brown added that he hoped to press charges against those individuals.
In another part of the stream, Brown says he ‘blacked out’ due to the ‘CTE,’ known as Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, he has from his years of playing in the NFL.
“I got CTE, I blacked out. I ain’t know what happened,” Brown said.
In the arrest warrant, it states Brown punched a man at the event and then grabbed a security guard’s gun. After grabbing the gun, he charged at the man and fired two shots, which grazed the man in the neck.
The official charge against Brown is attempted murder with a firearm. The document states that Brown will have to post a $10,000 bond and stay on house arrest until the trial.
There are multiple cell phone and surveillance videos of the incident.
Brown played with the Steelers from 2010 to 2018 until he requested a trade out of the organization. Brown became one of the NFL’s best wide receivers when he was drafted, racking up five All-Pro selections and seven Pro Bowls.
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