Antonio Brown’s downward spiral continues.
The former NFL receiver Brown is wanted by police in Florida’s Miami-Dade County on a charge of attempted murder, David Ovalle of The Washington Post reported on Thursday. The charge stems from a shooting at a celebrity boxing event in May.
A warrant, which was signed by a judge on Wednesday, is now out for Brown’s arrest. The formally listed charge is attempted murder with a firearm, and the warrant calls for Brown to post a $10,000 bond and remain under house arrest pending trial.
You can read Ovalle’s full report on the Brown situation here.
Indeed, video had emerged last month of the seven-time Pro Bowler Brown, now 36 years old, getting involved in a large fight after a Miami celebrity kickboxing event put on by the popular Internet streamer Adin Ross. The video, which can you can see here, showed Brown getting tackled to the ground by multiple unidentified individuals and responding by kicking one of those individuals.
Brown was briefly handcuffed and detained by responding police officers amid the melee but was not ultimately placed under arrest. Reports did emerge though of shots being fired, allegedly by Brown, during the incident.
In the wake of the episode, Brown posted to his X page that he was “jumped by multiple individuals” who were attempting to steal his jewelry. Brown added that he would be pursuing legal action against his assailants.
Regarding the boxing event that happened last night. I was jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my jewelry and cause physical harm to me. Contrary to some video circulating, Police temporarily detained me until they received my side of the story and then released me.…
— AB (@AB84) May 17, 2025
However, the Washington Post report adds that Miami police detectives, per the warrant, have since obtained cell phone video footage apparently showing Brown punching a man (thereby sparking the melee) and further footage showing Brown appearing to take the gun of a security officer and running towards the man he had punched. Per the warrant, the footage also captured two gunshots as Brown approached the man as well as the man ducking.
Brown has made countless unsavory headlines over the years, especially ever since his last NFL appearance in 2021. Most recently before the Miami incident, Brown was revealed to be in some major financial trouble. But Brown is now facing one of his most serious sagas yet in the form of an attempted murder charge.
