{"id":272381,"date":"2026-05-15T15:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272381\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:52:09","slug":"judge-tells-victim-in-antonio-brown-shooting-case-to-testify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272381\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge tells victim in Antonio Brown shooting case to testify"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Antonio<\/p>\n

Antonio Brown attends a Miami Heat game in Miami on March 15, 2022. The former NFL wide receiver, 37, is accused of shooting at someone outside a Miami boxing event in May 2025. He is claiming self-defense.<\/p>\n

D.A. Varela<\/p>\n

dvarela@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n

The victim in ex-NFL star Antonio Brown\u2019s attempted-murder case will have to show up to a deposition \u2014 or run the risk of being held in contempt of court, a Miami judge warned Friday morning.<\/p>\n

Brown\u2019s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, requested that Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez hold Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu in contempt of court after Nantambu did not appear for a Zoom deposition on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t need to go all that way,\u201d Tinkler Mendez said after warning Natambu that he risks jail time if held in contempt. \u201cYou\u2019re a witness. You are mandated by subpoena to appear.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Brown and Nantambu attended the hearing via Zoom.<\/p>\n

Brown, 37, is accused of shooting at Nantambu outside a Miami boxing event in May 2025. He is claiming self-defense under Florida\u2019s Stand Your Ground law.<\/p>\n

\"Miami-Dade Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com | Feb. 9, 2026 <\/p>\n

During the hearing, the judge allowed Nantambu another opportunity to sit through a deposition. Attorney Richard Cooper, who represents Nantambu, said he did not attend because of a \u201cconflict in scheduling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cooper did not divulge why Nantambu missed the deposition. Prosecutors said they will work with Cooper and the defense to have Nantambu testify. They did not set a date for the deposition during the hearing.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Trial date set in ex-NFL star Antonio Brown\u2019s attempted murder case in Miami<\/a><\/p>\n

Eiglarsh said he was intending to complete Nantambu\u2019s deposition before Brown\u2019s Stand Your Ground hearing on June 23. Florida\u2019s Stand Your Ground law allows a person to take up to deadly action if they feel their life is threatened.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are eager to have him testify under oath,\u201d Eiglarsh told reporters outside the courtroom.<\/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

Last November, Brown was extradited from Dubai<\/a> in the 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

\"Antonio Antonio Brown appears for his bond hearing via Zoom on November 12, 2025, in Miami. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com <\/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 Nantambu during a scuffle outside a warehouse at 221 NE 67th St. 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

\"Mark Mark Eiglarsh, Antonio Brown’s attorney, holds a photo of Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu’s neck on November 12, 2025, in Miami as he challenges the account of the shooting. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

He was released because the man who was shot at, later identified as Nantambu, was no longer at the venue.<\/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

The next hearing in the case is set for May 27.<\/p>\n


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Grethel Aguila<\/a><\/p>\n

Miami Herald<\/p>\n

Grethel covers courts and the criminal justice system for the Miami Herald. She graduated from the University of Florida (Go Gators!), speaks Spanish and Arabic and loves animals, traveling, basketball and good storytelling. Grethel also attends law school part time.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Antonio Brown attends a Miami Heat game in Miami on March 15, 2022. The former NFL wide receiver,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272382,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-272381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}