Antonio Brown Avoids Prison With Plea Deal to Aggravated Assault

Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown will accept a plea deal that reduces his attempted second-degree murder charge to aggravated assault, his attorney Mark Eiglarsh announced Wednesday. Brown faces three years of probation with no prison, jail, or house arrest. He was accused of firing two shots outside a Miami boxing match in May 2025, with one bullet grazing the alleged victim’s neck. The deal avoids a potential 20-to-30-year prison sentence.

What the plea deal includes

Brown will plead no contest to aggravated assault and receive three years of probation, with possible early termination after 18 months. Adjudication will be withheld, meaning he will not be considered a convicted felon. His only requirement is staying away from the alleged victim. He faces no community service, anger management, psychological evaluation, drug treatment, fines, or letter of apology, according to Eiglarsh.

Why the accuser dropped out

The alleged victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, announced on September 9 through his attorney Richard L. Cooper that he would no longer participate in the prosecution. Cooper said on Wednesday that justice is served and that Nantambu forgives Brown and will not cooperate with law enforcement.

The incident and original charges

Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer after a celebrity boxing match in Miami on May 16, 2025, and firing two shots at a man he had fought with earlier. According to an arrest warrant, one bullet grazed Nantambu’s neck. Brown was arrested in November 2025 in Dubai and faced up to 30 years in prison if convicted of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm.

Brown’s defense strategy

Eiglarsh said Brown believes he acted lawfully under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, which allows people to use deadly force if they believe they face death or serious injury. Brown filed a motion to dismiss based on this law in December 2025. Eiglarsh stated that accepting the deal does not retreat from his position that he acted lawfully, but the financial and emotional cost of prolonged litigation made the offer impossible to refuse.

Final Thoughts

Brown avoids decades in prison by accepting probation on a reduced charge. His case ends September 30 when he appears before a judge to formalize the deal. The accuser’s withdrawal and prosecutors’ offer made the outcome inevitable.

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