Former NFL All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown was arrested on attempted murder charges on Thursday (November 6) stemming from an incident that took place at a celebrity boxing event in Miami earlier this year, police confirmed via ESPN .

Brown, 37, was detained by U.S. Marshals in Dubai and flown to Essex County, New Jersey, where he was held ahead of pending extradition to Miami, according to Miami Police Department spokesperson Mike Vega . It's unclear why the former All-Pro wide receiver was initially taken to New Jersey or how long he was in Dubai prior to his arrest, though he had shared several posts from the United Arab Emirates in recent months.

Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer and firing two shots at a man who he had previously been

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