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Ex-NFL Player Awaits Transfer on Attempted Murder Charge
Brown waived extradition after being charged with second-degree attempted murder for firing shots following a Miami celebrity boxing match, authorities said.
- On Friday, Antonio Brown waived extradition at a brief court hearing and is back at the Essex County Jail in Newark, awaiting pick up by Florida authorities, Carmen Martin said.
- On May 16, according to an arrest warrant, Antonio Brown grabbed a handgun from a security staffer after a celebrity boxing event in Miami, Florida and fired two shots at Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, the victim who identified Brown on May 21.
- The arrest affidavit says cellphone video obtained from social media shows Brown advancing with a firearm and captures two shots as Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu ducks after the first, with one bullet grazing his neck.
- It remains unclear whether Brown has legal counsel, and a second-degree attempted murder charge in Florida carries a maximum 15-year prison sentence and up to a $10,000 fine.
- Antonio Brown, a former NFL star, had 928 receptions for more than 12,000 yards and 88 touchdowns, was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection, lived in Dubai for months, and faced prior legal problems.
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Former NFL Star Antonio Brown Returns to Miami After Waiving Extradition
Former NFL star Antonio Brown will head back to Miami after waiving his extradition on an attempted murder charge, officials said on Friday, November 7. Brown, 37, was apprehended by U.S. Marshals after he was charged with one count of attempted second-degree murder with a deadly weapon. The former wide receiver allegedly tried to shoot and kill a man outside a celebrity boxing match in Miami, Florida, in May. TMZ Sports reported that at the tim…
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Antonio Brown waives extradition on attempted murder charge, will return to Miami
According to an arrest warrant, Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer after a celebrity boxing match on May 16 and firing two shots at a man he had gotten into a fistfight with earlier.
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