Antonio Brown pleads not responsible to tried homicide in Miami capturing
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Former NFL large receiver Antonio Brown pleaded not responsible to an tried homicide cost stemming from a Could capturing in Miami.
Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned in an e mail that he has already filed a written not responsible plea to the tried homicide cost. Brown may very well be in a Miami courtroom as early as Wednesday morning for a bond listening to, Eiglarsh mentioned.
Eiglarsh mentioned Brown was merely defending himself from an individual he had issues with earlier than.
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Antonio Brown attends his album launch dinner at Panda on April 28, 2022 in New York Metropolis. (Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Pictures)
“The actions he was compelled to take have been solely in self-defense in opposition to the alleged sufferer’s violent conduct. Brown was attacked that evening and acted inside his authorized proper to guard himself,” Eiglarsh mentioned.
The cost stems from an occasion in Miami in Could, with the alleged sufferer simply so taking place to be the identical one that waved a Palestinian flag throughout Kendrick Lamar’s Tremendous Bowl halftime efficiency in February.
Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu was arrested in June on prices of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by interrupting a lawful meeting, revealing a hyperlink between the capturing incident and the Tremendous Bowl.
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Antonio Brown attends Friday’s at Pink Martini Restaurant and Lounge on Feb. 3, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Prince Williams/Wireimage)
A number of movies on social media confirmed Brown getting right into a struggle with a number of folks following matches at an Adin Ross boxing occasion in Could. The favored streamer hosted a 10-match card sponsored by Stake, Kick and Model Threat Promotions.
One video confirmed Brown showing to struggle in a parking zone as a crowd moved towards an alley. Then a gunshot appeared to ring out, sending spectators working in the other way.
Brown admitted that he had “slammed” one individual’s safety guard. He mentioned he instructed one of many officers that he hadn’t executed something. The Washington Submit reported the following month {that a} warrant was out for Brown’s arrest.
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Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reacts with Antonio Brown #81 in the course of the second half of the sport in opposition to the Carolina Panthers at Financial institution of America Stadium on Dec. 26, 2021, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Pictures)
The previous NFL star has had a number of authorized points previously. He was sued in 2019 over allegations of rape and sexual misconduct, which he ultimately settled together with his accuser. He pleaded no contest to felony battery and housebreaking prices in June 2020. Brown was arrested once more in 2023 over allegations of unpaid little one assist.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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