FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Wide receiver Antonio Brown turned himself in at a Florida jail Thursday night to face accusations the NFL free agent and his trainer attacked another man.
Brown arrived at Broward County Jail around 10 p.m., as first reported by TMZ. The 31-year-old Miami native, wearing turquoise pants and a matching blazer buttoned over a green jacket, initially walked out of the jail a few minutes after arriving, then returned after conferring with his lawyer, WFOR-TV reported.
In a Wednesday news release, Hollywood police said Brown's arrest warrant included charges of burglary with battery, burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and criminal mischief. Officials responded Tuesday afternoon to a disturbance call in which a man said Brown and his trainer, Glenn Holt, hit him near Brown's Hollywood home.
Holt was arrested a short time later and charged with one count of burglary with battery, but officials couldn't make contact with Brown at the time.
Brown didn't respond to WFOR-TV's request for an on-camera interview, but his lawyer, Eric Schwartzreich, indicated Brown would spend the night in jail.
"He's innocent of these charges. Hopefully we'll get bond tomorrow and he'll be acquitted of all charges," Schwartzreich said.
A sixth-round draft pick out of Central Michigan in 2010, Brown played nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was a seven-time Pro Bowl pick and a four-time All-Pro first-team selection. He twice led the NFL in receptions (129 in 2014; 136 in 2015) and receiving yards (1,698 in 2014; 1,533 in 2017) and led the league in touchdown catches with 15 in 2018.
He was traded to the Oakland Raiders last year but was released before ever playing a regular-season game after several off-the-field incidents. He was then signed by the New England Patriots, who released Brown in September after a second woman in 10 days accused him of sexual misconduct.