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Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown reacts courtside after the Miami Heat defeated Detroit 105-98 after four quarters of an NBA game at FTX Arena in Downtown Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Brown is facing an attempted murder charge after a shooting outside a Miami boxing event in 2025.<\/p>\n
Daniel A. Varela<\/p>\n
dvarela@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n
Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown \u2014 accused of shooting at a man during a scuffle outside a Miami boxing event \u2014 will face a jury next year, a judge ruled Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez set Brown\u2019s trial for Jan. 11, 2027. The judge also scheduled a hearing on Brown\u2019s Stand Your Ground claims for June 23, according to court records.<\/p>\n
Florida\u2019s Stand Your Ground law allows a person in the state to take up to deadly action if they feel their life is threatened. Brown, 37, has said he was defending himself when the shooting occurred outside a warehouse at 221 NE 67th St., where the boxing event was held.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown hopes to use Stand Your Ground law to get attempted-murder charge dropped<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe actions he was forced to take were solely in self-defense against the alleged victim\u2019s violent behavior,\u201d Brown\u2019s attorney Mark Eiglarsh previously said. \u201cBrown was attacked that night and acted within his legal right to protect himself.\u201d<\/p>\n Last November, Brown was extradited from Dubai in the<\/a> United Arab Emirates to Miami in connection with the May 16, 2025, shooting. The former All-Pro wide receiver, who was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2022 following his mid-game walkout, was wanted on an attempted murder charge stemming from a dispute at the boxing event hosted by influencer Adin Ross.<\/p>\n Despite prosecutors claiming that the Miami-born Brown was a flight risk, Brown was granted a $25,000 bond. Since posting bail, he has been on a low-level house arrest, which allows him to work while wearing an ankle monitor.<\/p>\n Gunfire outside boxing match<\/p>\n Outside the boxing venue in Little Haiti, Brown allegedly punched Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu during a scuffle. Detectives interviewed Nantambu, who said he tried to leave after Brown attacked him. But Brown, he asserted, chased him with a gun and fired at him \u2014 possibly grazing his neck.<\/p>\n Video of the incident showed Brown appearing to hold a gun and running out of frame. Seconds later, gunshots were heard.<\/p>\n At the scene, Brown, according to his arrest warrant, was detained and searched. No firearm was found on him, although police found two spent shell casings and a damaged right-handed holster outside the venue.<\/p>\n He was released because the man shot, later identified as Nantambu, was no longer at the venue.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Antonio Brown\u2019s false accusations put Miami jeweler in Dubai jail for month: lawsuit<\/a><\/p>\n Brown and Nantambu had a history, court records show.<\/p>\n Three years ago, Brown falsely accused Nantambu, who designs and sells jewelry, of stealing $3 million in jewelry from him, the documents say. The man spent a month in a Middle Eastern jail before proving that Brown lied.<\/p>\n Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown was extradited from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to face trial for an attempted murder stemming from shooting in May outside a Miami boxing event, Miami police say. Miami-Dade Jail <\/p>\n
Antonio Brown appears for his bond hearing via Zoom requesting bail after he filed a written plea of \u201cnot guilty\u201d to the attempted murder charge in Bond Court (Courtroom 1-5) with Judge Mindy S. Glazer presiding at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Miami, Florida. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n
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