Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was arrested and is facing attempted murder charges in relation to a May shooting in Miami, Florida, the city’s police department confirmed. According to an arrest warrant detailing the May shooting, Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer after the boxing match and firing two shots at a man he had gotten into a fistfight with earlier. The victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators one of the bullets grazed his neck. After a thorough investigation, Miami police said Brown, 37, was identified as the gunman in a shooting that occurred during the fight. A warrant for his arrest on attempted murder charges was filed and Brown was apprehended while in Dubai. He was later extradited to Essex County, New Jersey, by U.S. Marshals, where he is being held until his extradition to Miami-Dade County Jail. It was unclear why Brown was taken to New Jersey first or how long he had been in Dubai, although he had posted several times on social media over the past few months from there.In June, social media videos showed Brown in handcuffs, but he was not arrested at that time. Brown claimed he was attacked by people attempting to take his jewelry.”I was jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my jewelry and cause physical harm to me,” he wrote on his X account at the time. “Contrary to some video circulating, Police temporarily detained me until they received my side of the story and then released me. I WENT HOME THAT NIGHT AND WAS NOT ARRESTED. I will be talking to my legal council(sic) and attorneys on pressing charges on the individuals that jumped me.”It was unclear from court documents whether Brown has an attorney. It also was not immediately known when Brown might be returned to Miami.A second-degree attempted murder charge carries a maximum 15-year prison sentence and up to a $10,000 fine in event of a conviction.Brown, who spent 12 years in the NFL, was an All-Pro wide receiver who last played in 2021 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but spent most of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. For his career, Brown had 928 receptions for more than 12,000 yards and 83 touchdowns.Brown has dealt with several legal problems over the years. He previously had been accused of battery of a moving truck driver, several domestic violence charges, failure to pay child support and other incidents. During a 2021 game with Tampa Bay against the New York Jets, Brown took off his jersey, shoulder pads and gloves and ran off the field, leading to his release by the Buccaneers and effectively ending his football career.The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was arrested and is facing attempted murder charges in relation to a May shooting in Miami, Florida, the city’s police department confirmed.
According to an arrest warrant detailing the May shooting, Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer after the boxing match and firing two shots at a man he had gotten into a fistfight with earlier. The victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators one of the bullets grazed his neck.
After a thorough investigation, Miami police said Brown, 37, was identified as the gunman in a shooting that occurred during the fight.
A warrant for his arrest on attempted murder charges was filed and Brown was apprehended while in Dubai. He was later extradited to Essex County, New Jersey, by U.S. Marshals, where he is being held until his extradition to Miami-Dade County Jail.
It was unclear why Brown was taken to New Jersey first or how long he had been in Dubai, although he had posted several times on social media over the past few months from there.
In June, social media videos showed Brown in handcuffs, but he was not arrested at that time. Brown claimed he was attacked by people attempting to take his jewelry.
“I was jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my jewelry and cause physical harm to me,” he wrote on his X account at the time. “Contrary to some video circulating, Police temporarily detained me until they received my side of the story and then released me. I WENT HOME THAT NIGHT AND WAS NOT ARRESTED. I will be talking to my legal council(sic) and attorneys on pressing charges on the individuals that jumped me.”
It was unclear from court documents whether Brown has an attorney. It also was not immediately known when Brown might be returned to Miami.
A second-degree attempted murder charge carries a maximum 15-year prison sentence and up to a $10,000 fine in event of a conviction.
Brown, who spent 12 years in the NFL, was an All-Pro wide receiver who last played in 2021 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but spent most of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. For his career, Brown had 928 receptions for more than 12,000 yards and 83 touchdowns.
Brown has dealt with several legal problems over the years. He previously had been accused of battery of a moving truck driver, several domestic violence charges, failure to pay child support and other incidents. During a 2021 game with Tampa Bay against the New York Jets, Brown took off his jersey, shoulder pads and gloves and ran off the field, leading to his release by the Buccaneers and effectively ending his football career.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.