Judge Accepts Ex-NFL Star Antonio Brown's Guilty Plea to Reduced Charge, Sentences Probation
- On Friday, former NFL star Antonio Brown pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a firearm in connection with a 2025 shooting outside a celebrity boxing match in Miami, avoiding prison time through the plea deal.
- Brown initially faced up to 30 years in prison for attempted murder after police reported he grabbed a handgun from a security staffer during a physical altercation at the event.
- Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez sentenced Brown to three years of probation, requiring weekly counseling sessions and prohibiting firearm possession, while Brown maintained he acted under Florida's Stand Your Ground law.
- Under the plea agreement, Brown will avoid a criminal conviction if he satisfies all probation terms, with potential for early termination at the halfway mark should he comply.
- The 38-year-old spent 12 years in the NFL, primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but has faced multiple legal issues in recent years beyond this incident.
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FILE- Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown appears in court at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building in Miami on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP, Pool, File)By DANIEL KOZIN and PHILIP MARCELO MIAMI (AP) — Former NFL star Antonio Brown pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated assault with a firearm in connection with a 2025 shooting outside...
Antonio Brown Gets Three-Year Probation in Shooting Case
Former NFL star Antonio Brown pleaded guilty to reduced aggravated-assault charges over a Miami shooting and was sentenced to three years of probation, avoiding prison. His conditions include weekly counseling and a ban on possessing firearms; he may seek early termination if he complies with the terms. · 22 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.
A former NFL player avoided jail after accepting a court settlement for attempted homicide in Florida, getting parole.The athlete, involved in a shooting in Miami, will have to receive weekly counseling and not carry weapons, after claiming self-defense.
Former NFL star Antonio Brown pleasured guilty Friday to aggravated assault with a fire in connection with a May 2025 shooting outside a celebration boxing match in Miami. Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez sentenced Brown to three years of probation, during which time he will have to wait weekly counseling sessions...
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