Antonio Brown waives extradition on attempted murder charge, will return to Miami

"According to an arrest warrant, Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer after a celebrity boxing match on May 16 and firing two shots at a man he had gotten into a fistfight with earlier. The victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators one of the bullets grazed his neck. "Cellphone video obtained from social media showed Mr. Brown with the firearm in his hand advancing toward Mr. Nantambu on the outside walk."

"Former NFL player Antonio Brown will return to Miami from a New Jersey jail after deciding not to contest his extradition to Florida on an attempted murder charge, officials said Friday. (The video in the player above is from previous coverage.) Brown, 37, was brought to the jail in Essex County, New Jersey, after his arrest by U.S. Marshals in Dubai. He waived extradition at a brief court hearing Friday."

Antonio Brown, 37, waived extradition and will be returned from an Essex County, New Jersey jail to Florida to face an attempted murder charge. U.S. Marshals arrested Brown in Dubai and brought him to the Essex County facility after a brief court proceeding in which he declined to contest extradition. An arrest warrant alleges Brown grabbed a handgun from a security staffer after a May 16 celebrity boxing match and fired two shots at a man he had previously fought; one bullet reportedly grazed the victim’s neck. Social media cellphone video reportedly shows Brown advancing with the firearm and two shots being fired. Brown had been living in Dubai for several months.

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