Antonio Brown pleads not guilty to attempted murder charge in Miami
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Former NFL receiver Antonio Brown has pleaded not guilty to an attempted murder charge stemming from a May shooting in Miami.
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 court on Wednesday morning for a bond hearing, Eiglarsh said.
Eiglarsh said Brown was simply protecting himself from a person 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. (Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images)
“The actions he was forced to take were solely in self-defense against the alleged victim’s violent behavior. 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 turned out 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 disorderly conduct by disrupting a lawful assembly, revealing a link between the shooting incident and the Super Bowl.
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Antonio Brown attends Friday’s at Red Martini Restaurant and Lounge on February 3, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Prince Williams/Wireimage)
Several videos on social media showed Brown fighting with several people after bouts at an Adin Ross boxing event in May. The popular streamer hosted a 10-match card sponsored by Stake, Kick and Brand Risk Promotions.
Video showed Brown appearing to fight in a parking lot as a crowd moved toward an alley. Then a gunshot seemed to ring out, causing the spectators to run in the opposite direction.
Brown admitted that he had “punched” someone’s security guard. He said he told one of the officers he hadn’t done anything. The Washington Post reported the following month that there was a warrant 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 multiple legal problems in the past. He was sued in 2019 over allegations of rape and sexual misconduct, eventually settling with his accuser. He pleaded no contest to felony charges of assault and robbery in June 2020. Brown was arrested again in 2023 on allegations of nonpayment of child support.
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Jackson Thompson is a sports writer for News Digital. He previously worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered the Super Bowl and the NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures such as Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.