Former NFL star Antonio Brown was arrested on an attempted murder charge after his extradition from Dubai on a Florida arrest warrant.
The charge stems from a chaotic celebrity boxing event in Miami.
Per ESPN, Miami police spokesperson Mike Vega said Brown, 37, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. He was flown to Essex County, New Jersey, where he is being held pending extradition to Miami, Vega said.
The charge is attempted second-degree murder with a deadly weapon. If convicted, Brown faces up to 15 years in prison and fines.
An arrest warrant detailed the May 16 shooting. Brown reportedly grabbed a handgun from a security staffer after the boxing match. He then fired two shots at a man he had been in a fistfight with earlier. The man, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators one of the bullets grazed his neck.
Investigation led to an arrest warrant
A warrant for Brown’s arrest on the attempted murder charge was issued June 11. Witness statements and video evidence prompted prosecutors to pursue charges. The Antonio Brown arrest warrant led U.S. Marshals to coordinate extradition efforts.
“I was jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my jewelry and cause physical harm to me,” he wrote on his X account. “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 and attorneys on pressing charges on the individuals that jumped me.”
A second-degree attempted murder charge carries a maximum 15-year prison sentence and up to a $10,000 fine in the event of a conviction.
Brown, who spent 12 years in the NFL, was an All-Pro wide receiver. He last played in 2021 for Tampa Bay but spent most of his career with Pittsburgh. For his career, Brown had 928 receptions for more than 12,000 yards and 83 touchdowns.