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Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was in a New Jersey court on Friday, a day after being extradited from Dubai to face an attempted murder charge.
The charge arises from an event that occurred in Miami in May, in which the alleged victim turned out to be the same person as waved a Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance in February.
Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu was arrested in June on charges of resisting an officer and disorderly conduct by disrupting a lawful assembly, revealing a link between the shooting incident and the Super Bowl.
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Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown scores a touchdown during an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Mecedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018. (Scott Clause/ Network / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
“We have waited a long time for this news and look forward to having our day in court. My client would like to thank the Miami Dade Sheriff’s Office, the state attorney and the US Marshals for bringing this violent shooter to justice,” Nantambu’s attorney, Richard L. Cooper, said in a statement to Pak Gazette Digital shortly after Brown was brought back to the United States.
Brown will remain held in the Essex County Jail in New Jersey until Florida authorities take him into custody, according to authorities.
Several videos on social media showed Brown fighting with several people after games at an Adin Ross. boxing event In May. The popular streamer hosted a 10-match card sponsored by Stake, Kick and Brand Risk Promotions.
A video showed Brown appeared to fight in a parking lot as a crowd moved toward an alley. Then a gunshot seemed to ring out, causing the spectators to run in the opposite direction.
Antonio Brown attends Friday’s at Red Martini Restaurant and Lounge on February 3, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Prince Williams/Wireimage)
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Brown admitted that he had “punched” someone’s security guard. He said he told one of the officers he hadn’t done anything. The Washington Post reported the following month that a There was an arrest warrant for Brown.
Brown stated on social media that Nantambu “[tried] to rob me and threaten my life.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown wipes his face as he leaves the field after throwing his gear into the stands while his team is on offense during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)
The former NFL star has had multiple legal problems in the past. He was sued in 2019 over allegations of rape and sexual misconduct, eventually settling with his accuser. He pleaded no contest to felony charges of assault and robbery in June 2020. Brown was arrested again in 2023 on allegations of nonpayment of child support.
