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Judge Accepts Ex-NFL Star Antonio Brown's Guilty Plea to Reduced Charge, Sentences Probation
Brown pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a firearm and received three years of probation, avoiding prison under a plea deal.
- 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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Judge accepts former Pittsburgh Steelers star wideout Antonio Brown's plea deal, sentenced to probation
Antonio Brown pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a firearm tied to a shooting outside a celebrity boxing match in South Florida. He received three years of probation.
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Judge accepts ex-NFL star Antonio Brown’s guilty plea to reduced charge, sentences probation - Boston News, Weather, Sports
MIAMI (AP) — Former NFL star Antonio Brown pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated assault with a firearm in connection with a 2025 shooting outside a...
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