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Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was in a New Jersey court on Friday, a day after being extradited from Dubai on charges of attempted murder.
The charge stems from an event in Miami in May where the alleged victim happened to be the same person who waving a Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime 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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Steelers receiver Antonio Brown scores a touchdown during an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Mecedes-Benz Superdome, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018. (Scott Clause/ Network / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
“We have been waiting a long time for this news and look forward to having our day in court. My client wants to thank the Miami Dade Sheriff’s Office, the State’s Attorney and the U.S. Marshals for bringing this violent shooter to justice,” Nantambu’s attorney, Richard L. Cooper, said in a statement to Pakinomist Digital shortly after Brown was taken back to the United States.
Brown will be held at the Essex County Jail in New Jersey until authorities from Florida pick him up, according to authorities.
Several videos on social media showed Brown getting into fights with multiple people after matches 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 appears to be fighting 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.
Antonio Brown attends the Friday Party at Red Martini Restaurant and Lounge on February 3, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Prince Williams/Wireimage)
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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.
Brown claimed on social media that Nantambu “[tried] to steal from me and threaten my life.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown wipes his face as he leaves the field after throwing his equipment into the stands during his team’s offense during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)
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.
