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11/17 09:54 CST Prosecutor: Antonio Brown could face 30 years in prison if
guilty of attempted murder with gun
Prosecutor: Antonio Brown could face 30 years in prison if guilty of attempted
murder with gun
By CURT ANDERSON
Associated Press
Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown could face up to 30 years in prison
if convicted of attempted murder because a firearm was allegedly used, a
prosecutor said Monday.
Brown appeared via video at a brief arraignment hearing in Miami-Dade Circuit
Court in which his lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, repeated that Brown already entered a
not guilty plea. He was released from jail last week on a $25,000 bond and
required to wear a GPS ankle monitor.
An attempted murder charge in Florida carries a maximum 15-year prison sentence
in many cases. But Assistant State Attorney Stephanie Cruz said because Brown
allegedly used a gun, he could face double that time behind bars because of a
firearm sentencing enhancement. The law also carries a potential 20-year
minimum mandatory sentence upon conviction.
Brown, 37, did not speak during the hearing, Judge Marisa Tinkler-Mendez set at
status hearing tentatively for Dec. 22. No trial date has been scheduled.
Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer after a
celebrity boxing match in Miami on May 16 and firing two shots at a man he had
gotten into a fistfight with earlier, according to an arrest warrant.
Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu told investigators that one of the bullets grazed
his neck.
Eiglarsh said at a previous hearing that the affidavit is mistaken and that
Brown actually used his personal firearm, and the shots were not aimed at
anyone. Brown has said on social media that he was defending himself from an
attack and that others were trying to steal jewelry from him.
Brown spent 12 years in the NFL and was an All-Pro wide receiver who last
played in 2021 for Tampa Bay, including a Super Bowl championship with
quarterback Tom Brady. He spent much of his career with Pittsburgh. For his
career, Brown had 928 receptions for more than 12,000 yards and accounted for
88 total touchdowns, counting punt returns and one pass.
Brown was extradited last week from Dubai, where he has business interests,
after an arrest warrant on the attempted murder charge was issued in June.
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