Antonio Brown Released on Bond in Shooting Case
Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was released from a Miami-Dade County jail on Thursday after posting $25,000 bond and pleading not guilty to a second-degree attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting outside a celebrity boxing event in May.
Brown, 37, walked out of the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami following a bond hearing the previous day before Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer. The judge granted the bond, denied prosecutors' request for pretrial detention, and placed Brown under house arrest with a GPS ankle monitor. He must remain at his home in Broward County, Florida, avoid contact with the alleged victim, and seek court permission for any travel. Prosecutors had argued that Brown's financial resources from his NFL career made him a flight risk, but his attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, countered that Brown no longer possesses a passport and intended to face the charges.
The charge arises from an incident on May 16 outside the Brand Risk Warehouse in Miami, after a boxing event hosted by online streamer Adin Ross. According to an arrest warrant, Brown became involved in a physical altercation with several individuals in the parking lot. He is accused of...