Antonio Brown emerged from Miami’s Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Thursday afternoon, embracing freedom after posting $25,000 bail on a second-degree tried homicide cost that would land him behind bars for 15 years.

The 37-year-old former NFL famous person walked out wearing civilian clothes, instantly hugging his lawyer Mark Eiglarsh earlier than heading to a close-by meals truck.

Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer had ordered his launch on Wednesday, however not with out situations: Antonio Brown should now put on a GPS ankle monitor and stay underneath home arrest at his residence in Broward County.

“He no longer has a passport. He’ll be living at his home. I look forward to working with him zealously on this case,” Eiglarsh advised the choose throughout Wednesday’s bond listening to.

Prosecutors had fought arduous to maintain Brown locked up, arguing the rich former athlete possessed the sources to flee the nation. Their issues weren’t unfounded. Brown had been residing in Dubai for a number of months earlier than his extradition again to the United States.

The expenses stem from a May 16 incident at a star boxing match in Miami, the place authorities allege Brown grabbed a handgun from a safety officer and fired two pictures at Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu following an earlier fistfight.

According to the arrest warrant, one bullet grazed Nantambu’s neck. Brown’s protection crew disputes the prosecution’s model of occasions. In addition to being shot at by Brown, Nantambu is also infamous for crashing Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime show.

The lawyer maintains Brown acted in self-defense, pointing to social media posts the place the previous broad receiver claimed he was “jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my jewelry and cause physical harm to me.”

Eiglarsh additionally pushed again in opposition to recommendations that Brown fled to Dubai to keep away from prosecution.

“He didn’t flee to Dubai,” the lawyer insisted. “He always had a desire and intention to answer this case.” The lawyer famous Brown has enterprise pursuits within the Middle East and all the time deliberate to return for trial.

Brown appeared at Wednesday’s bond listening to through video hyperlink, carrying a crimson jail uniform and talking solely to reply the choose’s questions. If convicted on the tried homicide cost, he faces as much as 15 years in jail and a $10,000 advantageous.

The former Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers star spent 12 years within the NFL, recording 928 receptions for over 12,000 yards and 88 complete touchdowns. His final skilled season was 2021 with Tampa Bay, the place he helped the crew win a Super Bowl championship.

Brown’s authorized troubles mark one other chapter in what has been a tumultuous post-NFL life. The All-Pro receiver’s profession ended amid numerous controversies, however this tried homicide cost represents his most critical authorized problem to this point.

As he awaits trial, Brown should adjust to strict situations, together with GPS monitoring and home arrest. Any violation might land him again in jail with out the potential of bail.

The case is predicted to proceed by way of the Miami-Dade court docket system within the coming months, with Brown’s authorized crew making ready a self-defense technique for what guarantees to be a high-profile trial.

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