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Antonio Brown Extradited From Dubai to U.S. to Face Attempted Murder Charge

He is being held in Essex County, New Jersey pending transfer to Miami-Dade County for prosecution.

Overview

  • Miami Police said U.S. Marshals located and detained Brown in Dubai and transported him to New Jersey custody.
  • Authorities accuse Brown of firing shots at a May 16 celebrity boxing event in Miami, with a June arrest warrant citing multiple eyewitnesses.
  • The warrant alleges he wrested a pistol from a security guard and fired twice at Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, grazing the man's neck.
  • A retired police officer working security detained Brown at the scene, and responding officers reported no firearm was found on him.
  • Brown has posted that he was attacked by people trying to steal his jewelry, and a conviction on the attempted murder charge could carry up to 15 years in prison.