Antonio Brown has been released from jail after being extradited to Miami in connection with a shooting earlier this year.
The 37-year-old former NFL wide receiver was seen leaving the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami-Dade County on Thursday, Nov. 13. His arrest stems from a second-degree attempted murder charge tied to a May shooting at an amateur boxing event.
Brown appeared in good spirits during his release, smiling and hugging his attorney, Mark Eiglarsh. He even briefly stopped at a Fruity Dressed Conch food truck nearby before departing the area, WPLG-TV reported.
According to ESPN, Brown was freed after a judge set his bail at $25,000 and ordered him to house arrest with a GPS ankle monitor.
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Authorities took Brown into custody in Dubai last week after social media posts alerted officials to his location. U.S. Marshals Service agents arrested him, and he was initially held at Essex County Correctional Facility in New Jersey on Thursday, Nov. 6, before being transported to Florida.
The arrest warrant was issued in June following a shooting on May 17 after a celebrity boxing match hosted by streamer Adin Ross.
Video posted to X allegedly captured Brown in a confrontation with multiple individuals before the altercation moved into an alley. Brown appeared to run toward the group holding an object just moments before a loud sound — believed to be gunfire — echoed in the footage.
Earlier this week, he pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder charge, which carries a possible sentence of up to 15 years, per ESPN.
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Brown last played in the NFL in 2021 and spent the majority of his 12-season career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. His time off the field has included multiple legal issues. In 2019, he was accused of sexually assaulting his former trainer in a civil case that was later settled. The NFL subsequently suspended him for eight games for violating its personal conduct policy.
He was also charged after a dispute with a moving truck driver, ultimately pleading no contest and serving two years of probation. In October 2023, Brown was arrested for failing to pay court-ordered child support to Wiltrice Jackson, the mother of his eldest daughter.
