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Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown pleaded not guilty to an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting in Miami in May.
Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said in an email that he has already entered a written plea of not guilty to the attempted murder charge. Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday morning for a bond hearing, Eiglarsh said.
Eiglarsh said Brown was simply protecting himself from someone he had problems with before.
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Antonio Brown attends his album release dinner at Panda on April 28, 2022 in New York City. (Share if Ziyadat/Getty Images)
“The actions he was forced to take were solely in self-defense against the violent behavior of the alleged victim. Brown was attacked that night and acted within his legal right to protect himself,” Eiglarsh said.
The charge stems from an event in Miami in May where the alleged victim happened to be the same person who waved a Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance in February.
Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu was arrested in June on charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by disrupting a lawful assembly, revealing a connection between the shooting and the Super Bowl.
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Antonio Brown attends the Friday Party at Red Martini Restaurant and Lounge on February 3, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Prince Williams/Wireimage)
Several videos on social media showed Brown getting into fights with several people after fights at an Adin Ross boxing event in May. The popular streamer hosted a 10-fight card sponsored by Stake, Kick and Brand Risk Promotions.
A video showed Brown appearing to fight in a parking lot as a crowd moved toward an alley. Then a shot seemed to ring out, sending onlookers running in the opposite direction.
Brown admitted to “beating” someone’s security guard. He said he told one of the officers he hadn’t done anything. The Washington Post reported the next month that a warrant was out for Brown’s arrest.
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Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reacts with Antonio Brown #81 during the second half of the game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on December 26, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
The former NFL star has had several legal problems in the past. He was sued in 2019 over allegations of rape and sexual misconduct, which he eventually settled with his accuser. He pleaded no contest to felony and burglary charges in June 2020. Brown was arrested again in 2023 on charges of unpaid child support.
