Antonio Brown pleads guilty to aggravated assault with a firearm, gets 3 years probation in Miami

Former NFL star Antonio Brown, 38, pleaded guilty Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, to aggravated assault with a firearm in Miami-Dade Circuit Court and was sentenced to three years of probation by Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez.

Former NFL star Antonio Brown, 38, pleaded guilty Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, to aggravated assault with a firearm in Miami-Dade Circuit Court and was sentenced to three years of probation by Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez. The plea reduces the case from attempted murder, which carried a possible 30-year sentence with a 20-year mandatory minimum. Under the agreement he also avoids a criminal conviction (withhold of adjudication), must complete a psychological evaluation and counseling, and cannot possess a firearm. He can seek early termination of probation around the halfway mark if he complies. The charge stems from a May 16, 2025 shooting outside a celebrity boxing event in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood (hosted in the Adin Ross / influencer boxing lane). Police said Brown grabbed a handgun from security and fired two shots at Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu after a fistfight; Nantambu said a round grazed his neck and later told prosecutors he did not want to cooperate and had forgiven Brown. Brown maintained self-defense and a jewelry-theft claim. Defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh called the offer one they "couldn't refuse"; Brown told reporters, "I thank God." Brown was extradited from Dubai in November 2025 and had been on low-level house arrest. TrapHop USA will update if probation is terminated early or any violation lands.