Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was arrested on an attempted murder charge tied to a shooting after a celebrity boxing event in Miami, police said Thursday.
Miami Police spokesperson Mike Vega said Brown, 37, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He was flown to Essex County, New Jersey, where authorities are holding him while arranging extradition to Miami.
Officials did not explain why Brown was transported to New Jersey first or how long he had been in Dubai. Brown has posted from Dubai several times on social media in recent months.
An arrest warrant related to the May 16 incident alleges that Brown grabbed a handgun from a security staffer after the boxing match and fired two shots at a man he had earlier been in a fistfight with. The man, identified in reports as Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators one bullet grazed his neck.
Court records did not indicate whether Brown has retained an attorney.
Police initially detained Brown at the scene after gunfire was reported. Video from the event showed Brown involved in scuffles with several people and gunshots can be heard after th
