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Antonio Brown Extradited From Dubai, Held in New Jersey to Face Miami Attempted Murder Charge

Investigators say videos, witness identifications, recovered casings support the case.

Overview

  • U.S. Marshals apprehended Brown in Dubai and flew him to Essex County, New Jersey, where he is jailed pending transfer to Miami-Dade County, with no date set.
  • The June warrant alleges he took a security guard’s handgun after a brawl outside an Adin Ross boxing event on May 16 and fired twice at Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu.
  • Police reported recovering two spent shell casings and an empty holster at the scene, and online videos show Brown in a confrontation near the time gunshots were heard.
  • Nantambu told investigators a bullet possibly grazed his neck and that he sought treatment at a local hospital after leaving the scene.
  • Brown has denied being the shooter and has claimed self-defense on social media; a conviction on the second-degree attempted murder charge could carry up to 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.