Antonio Brown eyes case dismissal, cites 'Stand Your Ground' - ESPN

Former NFL star Antonio Brown filed a motion this week to dismiss the second-degree attempted murder charge against him in Miami based on Florida's «Stand Your Ground» law. The motion was filed Monday but shared with ESPN by his lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, on Saturday.

The incident involved gunfire outside an amateur boxing match. Brown, 37, spent nearly six months in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he traveled after the incident, before being extradited by U.S. marshals. Shortly after he arrived in Miami last month, he pleaded not guilty and was arraigned.

«Brown's use of force on May 16, 2025, was fully justified,» the motion read. «Brown reasonably believed that the alleged victim intended to cause him serious harm.»

Richard L. Cooper, attorney for Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, labeled the defense motion «a farcical reimagining» of what happened.

The motion cited Florida's 2005 law that removed «the duty to retreat» before using «deadly force in certain circumstances» and provides immunity from prosecution. Brown faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.

Florida's most famous case related to Stand Your Ground originated with the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. George Zimmerman, the shooter, asserted self-defense in his trial on second-degree murder charges, which resulted in his acquittal in 2013. Zimmerman didn't directly invoke the law, but the judge's instructions to the jury emphasized the Florida law's fight-versus-retreat principles.

Brown's motion described a history of violence from Nantambu toward him, including an alleged jewelry theft incident in Dubai. Nantambu spent 30 days in jail in Dubai related to that incident, the motion says.

In the May incident, the motion said, Brown was trying