Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is reportedly facing a lengthy prison sentence after being charged with attempted murder stemming from a May shooting following a celebrity boxing event in Miami.
Initial reports indicated that Brown could face a maximum of 15 years in prison. However, this sentence could extend up to 30 years, with a mandatory minimum of 20 years due to Florida’s 10-20-Life law.
Brown was apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Dubai on November 6. He was then extradited to the United States and first held at the Essex County Correctional Facility in New Jersey before being moved to Florida. After spending two days in jail, Brown was released from Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami-Dade County on Thursday after posting a $25,000 bond.
Currently, Brown is under house arrest and is being monitored via a GPS ankle monitor. However, if found guilty, he could face a minimum of two decades behind bars.
According to reports, Antonio Brown has been accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer after a boxing match in May and firing two shots at a man he had a fistfight with earlier. The accuser, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators that one of the bullets grazed his neck.
The day after the incident, Brown addressed the situation on Twitter, stating:
“I was jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my jewelry and cause physical harm to me. 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 counsel and attorneys on pressing charges on the individuals that jumped me.”
On Thursday, Brown pleaded not guilty to his second-degree attempted murder charge. The former NFL star has claimed he was acting in self-defense.
Antonio Brown played 12 seasons in the NFL, earning seven Pro Bowl honors and winning a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021.
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