Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been extradited to the United States to face a charge of attempted second-degree murder

Former NFL receiver Antonio Brown has been extradited from Dubai to the United States to face a charge of attempted second-degree murder in connection with a shooting incident in May.

The Miami Police Department said the former Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers player “was located in Dubai and was arrested” before being “extradited to Essex County, New Jersey (NJ), by United States Marshals.”

Added Brown was held there before being transferred to the Miami-Dade County Jail.

After investigating the incident in May, police issued an arrest warrant in June alleging that Brown took a gun from a security guard and fired two shots at a man with whom he had earlier argued.

No one was arrested at the time and no injuries were reported.

Police had detained Brown at the time of the incident before releasing him.

“I was attacked by several people who tried to steal my jewelry and physically harm me,” Brown said in a social media post. “Contrary to what is being circulated in some videos.

“The police detained me temporarily until they got my side of the story and then released me. I went home that night and was not arrested.”

Brown played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and scored a goal as they beat the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl at the end of the 2020-2021 season.