Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown has been granted release on a $25,000 bond. As part of the conditions set by a judge in Florida on Wednesday, he is required to wear a GPS ankle monitor while facing the attempted murder allegation.

Brown has denied the second-degree attempted murder charge, which could lead to a 15-year imprisonment and a $10,000 fine upon conviction. His attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, mentioned that Brown will return to his residence in Broward County, Florida, as the legal proceedings unfold.

“He no longer possesses a passport. He’ll be residing at his home, and I am eager to advocate fervently on his behalf in this matter,” Eiglarsh informed Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer during the bond hearing.

Appearing via video from jail, Brown wore a red shirt and only spoke to respond to the judge’s inquiries. Prosecutors had asked for him to be held pretrial, arguing that as a former high-earning athlete, he might have the means to escape jurisdiction.

According to an arrest warrant, Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer after a celebrity boxing match in Miami on May 16 and firing two shots at a man he had gotten into a fistfight with earlier. The victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators that one of the bullets grazed his neck.

Brown’s attorney said Wednesday that the affidavit is mistaken and that Brown actually used his personal firearm, and that the shots were not aimed at anyone.

“It was my client’s own gun,” Eiglarsh said.

Based on his social media posts, Brown had been living in Dubai for several months. In a social media post after the altercation, Brown said he was defending himself because he was “jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my jewelry and cause physical harm to me.”

Eiglarsh said Brown has unspecified business interests in Dubai and always intended to turn himself in on the attempted murder charge.

“He didn’t flee to Dubai,” the lawyer said. “He always had a desire and intention to answer this case.”

Brown, who spent 12 years in the NFL, was an All-Pro wide receiver who last played in 2021 for Tampa Bay but spent most of his career with Pittsburgh. For his career, Brown had 928 receptions for more than 12,000 yards and accounted for 88 total touchdowns counting punt returns and one pass.