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Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was extradited from Dubai to the United States on Thursday to stand trial on attempted murder charges related to a shooting earlier this year. Miami police confirmed Brown’s extradition.
Multiple videos on social media showed Brown fighting with several people after matches 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 appears to be fighting in a parking lot as a crowd moves toward an alley. Then a gunshot rang out, sending onlookers running in the opposite direction.
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Antonio Brown of the Buccaneers before the game against the New Orleans Saints at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on November 8, 2020. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Brown admitted he “slapped” a person’s security guard. He said he told one of the officers that he hadn’t done anything. The Washington Post reported the following month that an arrest warrant had been issued for Brown.
A representative for Brown did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The alleged victim of the shooting was Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, who waved a Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show in February.
Nantambu was arrested in June for resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by disrupting a lawful assembly, revealing a connection between the incidents.
Antonio Brown on stage during his single release party at Sins of Sapphire on January 9, 2022 in New York. (Johnny Nunez/Getty Images)
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When Nantambu’s connection to the incidents appeared online, Brown responded.
“This guy is a fraud, a liar, a stalker and a criminal. He was arrested in 2022 for stealing 6 pieces of jewelry from me. He then showed up to my show driving hard in 2023 to try to assault me.” Brown wrote about X.
“Then, in May, he sneaked through a door at the event and came at me trying to rob me and threaten my life. The media has yet to tell this story…instead, they painted a false picture of me. That night, I was fighting for my life with his intentions.”
Antonio Brown attends Friday at Red Martini Restaurant and Lounge on February 3, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Prince Williams/Wireimage)
The former NFL star has had several legal issues in the past. He was sued in 2019 over allegations of rape and sexual misconduct, which he ultimately settled with his accuser. He pleaded no contest to charges of battery and burglary in June 2020. Brown was arrested again in 2023 for allegations of unpaid child support.
