NOVEMBER 13: Brown was released on a $25K bond yesterday, court records show (h/t Fox Sports’ Greg Auman). He is now under house arrest and is required to wear an electronic ankle monitor. Brown’s arraignment is scheduled for Monday.
NOVEMBER 6: Just under five months ago, the authorities of Miami-Dade County announced that a search was underway for former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown. The four-time first-team All-Pro wideout was wanted on an attempted murder charge stemming from an incident that occurred at a celebrity boxing match the prior month in Miami. Today, per Adam Schefter of ESPN, Brown was finally apprehended. 
Schefter relayed reports from Miami police spokesman Mike Vega, who detailed how U.S. Marshals took Brown into custody in Dubai, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. Brown was then flown to Essex County, New Jersey, and he is now being held until he can be extradited back to Miami.
Back in May, police responded to reports of gunshots at the aforementioned boxing event in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood and detained Brown before later releasing him. An off-duty officer observed Brown involved in a physical altercation with another man. Witnesses in the parking lot of the event labeled Brown the shooter. Brown, 37, did not have a weapon on him when officers patted him down, but he was accused of taking a security officer’s gun. Investigators found two spent shell casings and an empty gun holster at the scene.
A Fort Lauderdale resident, Brown was captured on a cellphone video punching a man and appearing to take the security officer’s gun before running toward the man he punched. Meeting with police back on May 21, the man Brown allegedly punched said the former All-Pro began to run toward him with a firearm before shooting at him twice, possibly grazing the man’s neck. He and Brown struggled for the gun, according to the warrant. Brown walked away as police arrived; the alleged victim, who was treated at a nearby hospital, told police he had known Brown since 2022. Released later that night in May, Brown said on social media people attempting to steal his jewelry “jumped” him.
This incident and the long-awaited resulting arrest are just the latest in a downward spiral of several legal problems Brown has dealt with post-football. Since unceremoniously ending his NFL career by removing his jersey, shoulder pads, and gloves that fateful day in Tampa Bay, several domestic violence charges, failure to pay child support, and some other violent allegations have tarnished the name of one of the 2010’s most dominant receivers.
A second-degree attempted murder charge carries a maximum 15-year prison sentence and up to a $10K fine in the event of a conviction. Back in June, the original plan was to place Brown on house arrest pending a trial. Considering Brown’s decision to flee the country, it’s unlikely such concessions will be offered now.
Yikes.
Where will Tyreek be found 5 years from now when he’s on the run from something stupid he did?
$100 on Thailand!
I had January 2026 in the pool for when Brown would get arrested. Missed it by that much!
No worries Mike. You can join a pool and predict when the next member of the Chiefs gets arrested 🙂
There isn’t one for the Cowboys? Shame
Long way to serve a warrant. Impressive work by the Marshals service.
UAE in this case equals Unbelievable Antonio Extradition.
Ultimate Antonio Extraction?
Unique Antonio Experience
It’s not like the Marshals apprehend the guy in a case like this. They get a lot of overtime and travel to shlep him home.
What? Not sure I get it. They did apprehend Brown.
They likely tracked him down (which he made easier through social media, as many fugitives do), but presumably local authorities actually took him into custody while Marshals flew out and escorted him stateside.
Still takes a good bit of work. Knowing somebody is in Dubai-or suggesting that he is-is one thing. Actually going there, obtaining permission from the government (which is a hurdle enough in local jurisdictions sometimes, let alone a foreign state), and then ultimately finding the person is another story.
Flight manifests are pretty useful in this regard, but I don’t know the details of how exactly this went down. The thing that I will say is that it isn’t uncommon for federal agencies to know or to have an idea where a fugitive is going if he/she travels under his/her own name, but actually going there is a task in and of itself. Aside from making the trip and finding the person, they still need to get permission (and usually a liaison or escort if they don’t have jurisdiction) to get who they’re looking for. Even if the person’s already been arrested, it’s still a big job and doesn’t happen every time.
I’m very close with one of the guys who coordinates this stuff. There’s a lot of work involved, but I don’t think this is one of the very difficult situations (in part because I don’t think it’s hard to get cooperation to take Antonio Brown off someone’s hands). Right now I think the Marshal service is much more overwhelmed with having to do a ton of jobs they shouldn’t have to while not being able to hire sufficient people (and this is going back long before the shutdown).
I agree, but it’s still good work. Oftentimes there is not a willingness (not on the part of the agents, of course) to do these things because of the cost. It can be difficult, though, I assure you, if the person needs to be found. Whether or not it was in this case, I will not speculate. In any case, it’s a job well done. Brown attempted to use his wealth to flee a serious charge, and it was not successful, and as such, the Marshals did a good job (along with whatever other agencies were involved).
Didn’t help AB was posting videos to social media …from Dubai
Yup. Big city, though. There are things that you can use to find somebody, especially tracking the phone or knowing where he/she is staying, but you still have to be there when he/she is.
The hardest part is coordinating and getting things approved. Someone is going to take over the expenses when they get back…which is always, always, always super fun.
*rake over the expenses
It’s gotten to the point that I can’t even remember him ever being a Steeler
The show never ends with this guy.
And the tickets never sell out.
In the NFL, he was respected (early on) and was a bad-a$s player. Now he’s a 5’10 average dude with a loud mouth.
Oh, that’s a big surprise. I’m afraid Antonio will find their judicial system less lenient than the US.
He’s not on trial in the UAE.
Brown has been returned to the US; he was flown to Newark (NJ) and is being held in the Essex County jail pending extradition to Miami.
Trash gonna trash
Vontaze Burfict really turned Antonio Brown’s brain into scrambled eggs after that hit Brown took. He might not of had much of one before that, but definitely doesn’t now.
He changed when he got money, not when he got hit.
didnt even need the money, he got kicked out of his first college for the same things
What an idiot lol
The most shocking part of this whole situation is AB somehow didn’t get in any more trouble while on the run.
Guess he chose the wrong place to hide. Ah, well.
For the record, factually and historically, Brown stripped off his pads and walked out of MetLife Stadium when Tampa Bay played the New York Jets on 1/2/2012. His antics on that day dwarfed a comeback win by the Buccaneers.
2022
We all get to read articles about Brown’s antics until the final one that reports his untimely death by a similar antic.
Vontaze Burfict’s lasting legacy: Antonio Brown’s scrambled brain.
I still want that full game if anyone has it to duplicate?
Should be able to find it on YouTube.
It figures a trash person like him was apprehended in a trash place. The only likable thing about him is CTESPN.
What’s wrong by with Dubai? You ever been? I had fun there.
Almost the entire labor force there is comprised of enslaved people, which has been covered by countless news outlets.
Oh yeah there’s a few countries like that in the Middle East. I tried to talk to a few different people about it that were part of the labor force and weren’t Emerati but they didn’t say much.
It’s awful no matter which part of the world it takes place. This person video provides some good insight for Dubai specifically link to youtu.be
Coming soon to a theatre near you….FLIGHT RISK 2 starring Antonio Brown & Mark Wahlberg.
I said way back when he was acting a fool while with the Raiders and Bucs that this dude has CTE! His actions are very strange and he lacks self control. Maybe I’m wrong, but when he goes some day I’d bet the house his brain is all jacked up.
From 81M made to bankruptcy and attempted murder.
What a fhkn dingus.
Boomin!
wait he fled the country after his arrest? and they STILL released him on $25K bond? the justice system is a f’ing circus
Gets to sit at home instead of behind bars. Aint America great!
Yeah, and Emmanuel Chase got arrested for conspiring to fix some bets in baseball and was released on a $600,000 bond.
Conspiring to fix the sport you’re being well-paid to play sucks a LOT… but is it 24 times worse than murder??
25k bond for alleged attempted murder? That’s it?
Buddy fled for 5 months and still made bail on attempted murder. What a fkn joke.
Be nice if the judge revokes that bail on Monday. Original ruling is a joke.
He’s 100% cutting that off lmao
He will probably do it on live somewhere too. Gonna be pure comedy lol