Antonio Brown has been granted restricted freedom from home arrest as his tried homicide case continues to transfer by the Miami court docket system.
According to the Miami Heralda choose dominated Friday that the previous NFL vast receiver might journey inside Florida for work-related causes, easing—however not lifting—the restrictions imposed on him after his extradition from Dubai.
Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez permitted Brown’s request to journey to Tampa for one week in late January. According to Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, the journey is tied to enterprise obligations, together with conferences with an unique and luxurious automobile rental firm and scheduled periods at a music studio. Brown, 37, stays beneath court docket supervision and remains to be required to put on a GPS ankle monitor.
During the listening to, prosecutors objected to the request, arguing that Brown posed a flight danger due to the truth that he beforehand left the nation and was later extradited from the United Arab Emirates. Judge Tinkler Mendez acknowledged these considerations however permitted the journey request, making clear that it was not a blanket permission going ahead. She famous that any future journey could be evaluated on a case-by-case foundation.
Eiglarsh advised the court docket that Brown plans to stay at his major residence in Tampa, the place he lives along with his associate, who’s pregnant, and several other of his youngsters. Brown has been on what the court docket describes as “low-level” home arrest since posting a $25,000 bond, a situation that already permits him to work beneath monitoring.
Brown’s authorized troubles stem from a May 16 incident exterior a boxing occasion hosted by influencer Adin Ross in Miami. Prosecutors allege that Brown punched Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, 41, throughout a confrontation that escalated after the occasion.
Nantambu advised investigators he tried to depart however was chased by Brown, who allegedly fired a gun at him, presumably grazing his neck.
Surveillance and social media footage reviewed by police reportedly reveals Brown holding a firearm and working out of body moments earlier than gunshots are heard.
Two spent shell casings and a broken holster had been recovered on the scene, although no firearm was discovered on Brown when he was detained. He was initially launched that evening after Nantambu had already left the world.
Brown has pleaded not responsible and maintains that he acted in self-defense. He has formally invoked Florida’s Stand Your Ground regulation, arguing that his actions had been justified.
“The actions he was forced to take were solely in self-defense against the alleged victim’s violent behavior,” Eiglarsh beforehand stated. “Brown was attacked that night and acted within his legal right to protect himself.”
Court information present a previous dispute between Brown and Nantambu relationship again a number of years, together with a false accusation by Brown that led to Nantambu’s imprisonment abroad.
Nantambu’s lawyer, Richard Cooper, has sharply disputed Brown’s account, stating at a bond listening to, “It was Mr. Brown’s intention to kill my client.”