Antonio Brown pleads not guilty to Miami attempted murder charge

Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown pleaded not guilty to an attempted murder charge stemming from a May shooting in Miami Brown s lawyer Mark Eiglarsh explained in an email that he has already filed a written not guilty plea to the attempted murder charge Brown could be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday morning for a bond hearing Eiglarsh mentioned Eiglarsh disclosed Brown was absolutely protecting himself from a person he had problems with before CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM The actions he was forced to take were solely in self-defense against the alleged victim s violent behavior Brown was attacked that night and acted within his legal right to protect himself Eiglarsh commented The charge stems from an event in Miami in May with the alleged victim just so happening to be the same person who waved a Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance in February Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu was arrested in June on charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by interrupting a lawful assembly revealing a link between the shooting case and the Super Bowl TRUMP CONDEMNS LUNATIC IN CHARLOTTE STABBING IF WE DON T HANDLE EVIL WE DON T HAVE A COUNTRY Several videos on social media proved Brown getting into a fight with multiple people following matches at an Adin Ross boxing event in May The popular streamer hosted a -match card sponsored by Stake Kick and Brand Exposure Promotions One video revealed Brown appearing to fight in a parking lot as a crowd moved toward an alley Then a gunshot appeared to ring out sending spectators running in the opposite direction Brown admitted that he had slammed one person's measure guard He noted he stated one of the officers that he hadn't done anything The Washington Post informed the next month that a warrant was out for Brown's arrest The former NFL star has had multiple legal issues in the past He was sued in over charges of rape and sexual misconduct which he eventually settled with his accuser He pleaded no contest to felony battery and burglary charges in June Brown was arrested again in over accusations of unpaid child backing The Associated Press contributed to this analysis Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter