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| Antonio Brown is facing an attempted-murder charge in Miami-Dade County connected to a May 16 shooting outside a celebrity boxing event. |
felony attempted-murder charge tied to a May 16 shooting outside a celebrity boxing event in Miami, according to the Miami Herald and Miami-Dade Police.
Brown, 36, had been living in Dubai for several months before authorities in the United Arab Emirates approved the U.S. government’s request to return him to Miami-Dade County, where a warrant has been active since June.
Miami-Dade Police said Brown was initially given a chance to surrender after the warrant was issued, but he declined.
That warrant alleges Brown assaulted a man in the parking lot of the event, then grabbed a firearm from a security officer before “running toward the victim with the firearm and firing at him twice,” according to the arrest affidavit obtained by NBC Miami. The victim — who survived — told detectives, “He shot at me. Twice. I fought him for the gun.”Antonio Brown was just arrested at Adin Ross’s boxing event after allegedly pulling out a f*rearm and firing shots while trying to fight off people who were trying to steal his chain 👀 pic.twitter.com/8NAANsxyYi
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) May 17, 2025
Miami-Dade Police said Brown was initially given a chance to surrender after the warrant was issued, but he declined.
“Mr. Brown was given an opportunity to surrender after the warrant was issued. He did not do so,” a Miami-Dade Police spokesperson told NBC Miami. “The case proceeded through the proper channels.”
Investigators say surveillance footage corroborates witness accounts showing Brown fighting with another man, taking the gun from a uniformed security guard and sprinting back toward the victim. Officers who responded to “a dispatch of shots fired outside the venue” detained Brown that night, but he was released before the warrant was issued and no firearm was recovered on him at the scene.
By the time the warrant became active in June, Brown had left the country.
Investigators say surveillance footage corroborates witness accounts showing Brown fighting with another man, taking the gun from a uniformed security guard and sprinting back toward the victim. Officers who responded to “a dispatch of shots fired outside the venue” detained Brown that night, but he was released before the warrant was issued and no firearm was recovered on him at the scene.
By the time the warrant became active in June, Brown had left the country.
A Miami-Dade law-enforcement official told the Miami Herald, “We were aware Mr. Brown was out of the country, and coordinated with federal authorities to ensure he would return to face the charge.”
UAE authorities later confirmed the extradition request was processed through formal channels, stating, “The United States submitted the request through official diplomatic channels.”
Brown is now being held at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center awaiting a first court appearance. His attorney has not issued a statement.
The former All-Pro wide receiver, whose NFL career unraveled amid a string of controversies, has faced civil suits, domestic disputes, and arrests — but never a charge as serious as attempted murder.
UAE authorities later confirmed the extradition request was processed through formal channels, stating, “The United States submitted the request through official diplomatic channels.”
Brown is now being held at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center awaiting a first court appearance. His attorney has not issued a statement.
The former All-Pro wide receiver, whose NFL career unraveled amid a string of controversies, has faced civil suits, domestic disputes, and arrests — but never a charge as serious as attempted murder.
