Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown arrested on attempted murder charge in Miami shooting

Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been arrested on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting after a celebrity boxing event in Miami police validated Thursday Brown was taken into custody by U S Marshals in Dubai noted Miami police spokesman Mike Vega He was flown to Essex County New Jersey where he is being held pending extradition to Miami Vega revealed It was unclear why Brown was taken to New Jersey first or how long he had been in Dubai although he has posted several times on social media over the past inadequate months from there According to an arrest warrant detailing the May shooting Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a safeguard staffer after the boxing match and firing two shots at a man he had gotten into a fistfight with earlier The victim Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu informed investigators one of the bullets grazed his neck It was unclear from court documents whether Brown has an attorney It also was not directly known when Brown might be returned to Miami A second-degree attempted murder charge carries a maximum -year prison sentence and up to a fine in event of a conviction Brown who spent years in the NFL was an All-Pro wide receiver who last played in for Tampa Bay but spent greater part of his career with Pittsburgh For his career Brown had receptions for more than yards and touchdowns Brown has dealt with several legal problems over the years He previously had been accused of battery of a moving truck driver several domestic violence charges failure to pay child help and other incidents During a championship with Tampa Bay against the New York Jets Brown took off his jersey shoulder pads and gloves and ran off the field leading to his release by the Buccaneers and effectively ending his football career