Ex-NFL star Brown released from jail, awaits trial

"MIAMI -- Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown walked out of a Miami jail on Thursday, released on $25,000 bail after pleading not guilty to a second-degree attempted murder charge. Brown, 37, embraced attorney Mark Eiglarsh outside the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami. He held a bag of belongings as they walked to a nearby food truck, where Brown got a drink, and then they left in the lawyer's vehicle."

"Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer ordered Brown to wear a GPS ankle monitor as he awaits his trial. He faces a potential 15-year prison sentence and a fine up to $10,000 if convicted. Prosecutors had sought pretrial detention, contending Brown is a high-paid former professional athlete with resources to flee. Eiglarsh told the judge Wednesday that Brown, who no longer has a passport, would return to his home in Broward County, Florida, while the case proceeds."

"Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer after a celebrity boxing match in Miami on May 16 and firing two shots at a man he had gotten into a fistfight with earlier, according to an arrest warrant. Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu told investigators that one of the bullets grazed his neck. Brown's attorney said Wednesday that the affidavit is mistaken -- Brown actually used his personal firearm, and the shots were not aimed at anyone."

Antonio Brown was released from a Miami jail on $25,000 bail after pleading not guilty to a second-degree attempted murder charge and must wear a GPS ankle monitor while awaiting trial. He faces a potential 15-year prison sentence and a fine up to $10,000 if convicted. Prosecutors sought pretrial detention, saying he had resources to flee; his attorney said Brown no longer has a passport and will return to his Broward County home. An arrest warrant alleges Brown grabbed a handgun after a May 16 celebrity boxing match and fired two shots at a man he had earlier fought; one bullet reportedly grazed the man’s neck. The attorney said the affidavit is mistaken and that Brown used his personal firearm and did not aim at anyone. Brown played 12 NFL seasons, was an All-Pro, last played in 2021 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and compiled 928 receptions for over 12,000 yards and 88 total touchdowns.

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