Published 16:49 IST, January 24th 2020

NFL player Antonio Brown turns himself in at Florida jail

NFL free agent Antonio Brown turned himself in at a Florida jail on Thursday night following accusations that he and his trainer attacked another man.

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NFL free nt Antonio Brown turned himself in at a Florida jail on Thursday night following accusations that he and his trainer attacked ar man.

Brown arrived at Broward County Jail around 10 p.m., as first reported by TMZ. wide receiver, clad in turquoise pants and a matching blazer buttoned over a green jacket, initially walked out of jail a few minutes after arriving, but n returned after conferring with his lawyer, WFOR-TV

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In a Wednesday news release, Hollywood police said Brown's arrest warrant included charges of burglary with battery, burglary of an uccupied conveyance and criminal mischief. Officials responded Tuesday afteron to a disturbance call where alleged victim said Brown and his trainer, Glenn Holt, hit him near Brown's Hollywood home.

Holt was arrested and charged with one count of burglary with battery, but officials couldn't make contact with Brown at time.

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Brown didn't respond to WFOR-TV's request for on-camera comment, but his lawyer, Eric Schwartzreich, indicated that Brown would spend night in jail.

“He’s incent of se charges. Hopefully we’ll get bond tomorrow and he’ll be acquitted of all charges,” Schwartzreich said.

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Brown, who is a free nt, played nine seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers. He was traded to Oakland Raiders last year but released before ever playing a regular season game following several off--field incidents. He was n signed by New England Patriots, who released Brown in September after a second woman in 10 days accused him of sexual misconduct.

16:49 IST, January 24th 2020