Antonio Brown has been released from jail in Miami and placed under house arrest as the former NFL player fights a charge of attempted murder.
Following a hearing on Wednesday morning, Brown was granted a $25,000 bond. He stands accused of firing two shots at another man during a melee outside a Miami boxing event in May.
Florida prosecutors can seek up to 20 years in prison for Brown, the 37-year-old former wide receiver for the Steelers, Raiders, Patriots and Buccaneers.
He had been in an isolated cell – for his own protection – at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami. On Monday, his attorney Mark Eiglarsh entered a ‘not guilty’ plea on Brown’s behalf.
Brown was taken into US Marshals custody after arriving from Dubai, where he’d been since the shooting. Authorities in Florida issued an arrest warrant on a second-degree murder charge in June.
According to a Monday statement from Eiglarsh, Brown was legally acting in self defense during the melee.
Antonio Brown has been released from jail in Miami and placed under house arrest
Brown’s latest mugshot following the 37-year-old’s arrest on an attempted murder charge
‘I took this case because I passionately believe in Brown’s defense,’ Eiglarsh wrote in a statement provided to Daily Mail.
‘The actions he was forced to take were solely in self-defense against the alleged victim’s violent behavior.
‘Brown was attacked that night and acted within his legal right to protect himself from an individual who previously committed criminal acts against him. It’s a privilege to represent him, and I am determined to ensure that justice is served.’
Brown did not fight his extradition from New Jersey to Florida when given the opportunity last week.
On Tuesday morning, a viral video recorded by Fox Sports Radio’s Andy Slater showed the handcuffed Super Bowl winner walking down a set of jetway stairs.
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