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News.com.au
a day ago
- News.com.au
Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown facing attempted murder charge in Miami
Controversial former NFL star Antonio Brown is a wanted man. Brown, 36, is being sought for arrest by police in Miami-Dade County on an attempted murder charge related to a shooting that happened outside a celebrity boxing event last month, the Washington Post reported on Friday (AEST). A judge signed the warrant on Wednesday and it listed a charge of attempted murder with a firearm, according to the New York Post. The Miami-Dade state attorney's office did not immediately respond to The Post's request for comment. The Post attempted to reach out to an email address listed on Brown's social media account and did not immediately hear back. The warrant called for Brown to post a US$10,000 ($15,400) bond and be placed under house arrest pending a trial, according to the report. The incident occurred just after midnight on May 16 in the Little Haiti neighbourhood of Miami and Brown initially was detained by police and released hours later. Brown claimed at the time he had been jumped in an attempted robbery outside a Brand Risk boxing event hosted by streamer Adin Ross. Footage posted on social media detailed the chaotic scene as Brown appeared to be engaged in a fight with several men before falling. The footage later showed him kicking a man on the ground before it cut to sounds of what people said were shots being fired. Another video showed Brown in handcuffs being led away by police, but he later was released. According to the warrant, bystanders in the parking lot told police Brown was the shooter, though no weapon was found on the ex-football player when they patted him down. A pair of spent shell casings and an empty gun holster were found by police, the warrant stated. Detectives with Miami police later obtained video that showed Brown punching another man, which kicked off the fracas. It later appeared to show him taking the gun of a security officer before moving toward the person Brown had punched, WaPo reported the warrant stating. Mobile phone video recorded two gun shots occurring when Brown approached the victim and showed him ducking, while the warrant also stated the victim told police Brown 'began to run toward him with a firearm' after the initial fight was stopped. The person identified Brown on surveillance footage and told investigators he had known him since 2022, according to the report. Brown played 12 years in the NFL, nine of which were spent with the Steelers, with stints with the Patriots and Buccaneers at the tail end of his career. The wide receiver — who was released by the Bucs at the end of the 2021-22 season after ripping off his pads and jersey on the sideline during a game against the Jets — has been a lightning rod of controversy since he ended his playing career in 2021 with bizarre posts on his social media along with a slew of legal issues that included allegedly exposing himself to a woman in a hotel in Dubai. He also faced a battery charge in 2022 related to a domestic incident. In February, he posted an alleged half-naked photo of Keyshia Cole on his X account.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown wanted by police on attempted murder charge after wielding gun in shocking brawl
Miami-Dade County police are looking to arrest troubled ex-NFL star Antonio Brown on an attempted murder charge as a result of a shooting at a boxing event last month in Florida. Brown appeared to pull out a gun before shots are fired in shocking footage from a celebrity boxing event in Miami a few weeks ago. Before a gun appeared, Brown was seen fighting among a few men and has been accused of lying about the shocking brawl he was involved in after the controversial ex-NFL star claimed he was simply fighting off attackers who were trying to steal his jewelry. The warrant was signed by a judge on Wednesday and lists Brown being charged with attempted murder with a firearm and states the former wide receiver to post $10,000 bond and remain under house arrest pending a trial, per the Washington Post. The 36-year-old was dragged to the floor by a man who, it later emerged, was a member of security trying to protect him. In the carnage, however, he kicked out at the man. Shortly after, in other clips, Brown re-appeared from behind a car carrying what seemed to be a firearm in his hand. The videos showed him rushing outside before a couple of gunshots were heard, causing panicked bystanders to flee. In another clip that appeared on social media, he could be seen being led out - with his arms behind his back - by a police officer. Zül-Qarnaįn Nantambu, 43, claims he was one of the men seen brawling with Brown outside the boxing event - but he has a completely different version of events. In an interview with TMZ Sports, Zül-Qarnaįn has alleged that he was actually the victim of the attack after being jumped by the Super Bowl winner and two of his friends, before Brown fired gunshots at him with children nearby. 'He's a liar,' he said about Antonio. 'If you watch the video everybody was attacking me, it was a 3v1. 'The dude with the green hoodie was with AB, the other little Puerto Rico-looking dude that was swinging the bat was with AB, and the rest was Adin's security. The guy that he kicked was Adin's security. All he was doing was pulling him away. He tried to swing on me, scratched my neck, and then it just turned into a brawl from there.' Zül-Qarnaįn - a Muslim 'freedom fighter' and self-proclaimed hip-hop artist, fashion designer and filmmaker - claims his feud with Brown goes back three years after the former New England Patriots star allegedly got him arrested in Dubai back in 2022. He also suggested Brown owes him $180,000 despite not clarifying why. After what he claims was an ambush from Brown and his friends, Zül-Qarnaįn Nantambu alleges the polarizing football player then went and obtained a firearm before unloading in his direction. 'He went got a gun, shot wildfire and we fight,' he continued. 'He shot at me twice, praise be to Allah I wasn't hit. They got children out their selling candy bro. He could've hit one of them kids.'
