Ex-nfl Star Antonio Brown Arrested On Attempted Murder Charge In Shooting

Former NFL prima Antonio Brown has been arrested connected an attempted execution complaint stemming from a shooting aft a personage boxing arena successful Miami, constabulary confirmed Thursday.

Brown, 37, was taken into custody by US Marshals successful Dubai, said Miami constabulary spokesperson Mike Vega. He was flown to Essex County, New Jersey, wherever he is being held pending extradition to Miami, Vega said.

It was unclear why Brown was taken to New Jersey first aliases really agelong he had been successful Dubai, though he has posted respective times connected societal media complete nan past fewer months from there.

According to an apprehension warrant detailing nan 16 May shooting, Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a information staffer aft nan boxing lucifer and firing 2 shots astatine a man he had gotten into a fistfight pinch earlier. The victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators 1 of nan bullets grazed his neck.

It was unclear from tribunal documents whether Brown has an attorney. It besides was not instantly known erstwhile Brown mightiness beryllium returned to Miami.

A second-degree attempted execution complaint carries a maximum 15-year situation condemnation and up to a $10,000 good successful arena of a conviction.

Brown, who spent 12 years successful nan NFL, was an All-Pro wide receiver who past played successful 2021 for Tampa Bay but spent astir of his profession pinch Pittsburgh. For his career, Brown had 928 receptions for much than 12,000 yards and 83 touchdowns.

Brown has dealt pinch respective ineligible problems complete nan years. He antecedently had been accused of artillery of a moving motortruck driver, respective home unit charges, nonaccomplishment to salary kid support and different incidents. During a 2021 crippled pinch Tampa Bay against nan New York Jets, Brown took disconnected his jersey, enarthrosis pads and gloves and ran disconnected nan field, starring to his merchandise by nan Buccaneers and efficaciously ending his shot career.