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Antonio Brown Accepts Plea Deal to Reduce Attempted-Murder Charge
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Plea Deal to Avoid Prison
On Wednesday, September 30 2026, former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is scheduled to appear in a Miami courtroom to enter a no-contest plea to aggravated assault. Under the agreement, adjudication will be withheld, meaning Brown will not be classified as a convicted felon and will receive probation rather than a potential 30-year prison term associated with the original second-degree attempted-murder charge.
Incident Leading to Charges
Brown, 38, is accused, per an arrest warrant, of seizing a handgun from a security staffer after a celebrity boxing match on May 16, 2025 in Miami and firing two shots at a man with whom he had earlier been involved in a fistfight. The warrant states that one bullet grazed the neck of Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, the alleged victim. Video obtained by CBS News shows Brown drawing the gun and moving toward the victim before the shots were fired.
Legal Context and Official Responses
Florida’s Stand Your Ground law permits a person who is lawfully present and reasonably believes deadly force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm to use such force without a duty to retreat. Brown has asserted on social media that he was defending himself from an attack and that others were attempting to steal his jewelry, invoking the law as his defense.
Richard Cooper, attorney for Nantambu, called the plea arrangement “fair,” noting that his client forgives Brown and will not cooperate with law enforcement. The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office indicated that details of the agreement would be clarified during the hearing.
Verbatim Quote
- “This was not an easy decision,” — Mark Eiglarsh, defense attorney “This was not an easy decision,” — Mark Eiglarsh, defense attorney
