The 41-year-old whom Antonio Brown allegedly shot at and “possibly” grazed with a bullet in May has a history with the ex-NFL star and detailed how the pair fought for control of a gun in a harrowing scene.
Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu’s account is included in the arrest warrant filed Wednesday in Miami-Dade County against Brown for an attempted murder charge.
“Mr. Nantambu stated Mr. Brown proceeded to shoot at him (possibly grazing him in the neck) placing him in fear for his life,” the arrest warrant, which was viewed by The Post, reads.
Brown is being sought by police for his role in a brawl outside of a May 16 boxing event in which he allegedly fired a gun.
A Florida Highway Patrol officer stated that he noticed Brown brawling with an unidentified male, but officers could not initially locate the individual.
However, officers did find two spent shell casings and an empty gun holster.
A review of surveillance video revealed Nantambu, whom Brown is alleged to have punched in the face with a closed fist.
A three-on-one attack of Nantambu allegedly then broke out.
Nantambu told police he has known Brown since 2022 and the two had a “verbal altercation” before the punch.
He told The Daily Mail in May that Brown called security over and said he was being jumped.
“He plays gangster and plays the police at the same time, then he blames CTE,” Nantambu said to the outlet.
Brown claimed on X on May 17 he was defending himself from robbers.
“I was jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my jewelry and cause physical harm to me. Contrary to some video circulating, Police temporarily detained me until they received my side of the story and then released me,” Brown posted hours after the incident.
“I WENT HOME THAT NIGHT AND WAS NOT ARRESTED. I will be talking to my legal council and attorneys on pressing charges on the individuals that jumped me. I will keep you all posted step-by-step on the process. Thank you for the support and love.”
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Nantambu walked away after a security staffer intervened, per the arrest warrant, and Brown then “appears” to take a gun from the security officer and run toward Nantambu.
“Cell phone video obtained from social media showed Mr. Brown with the firearm in his hand advancing towards Mr. Nantambu on the outside sidewalk,” the arrest warrant reads.
“The video captures two shots which occur as Mr. Brown is within several feet of Mr. Nantambu. The video also captures Mr. Nantambu ducking after the first shot is head.”
Nantambu told police the two fought over control of the weapon, landing on the ground in the process.
The police eventually came to the scene, and Nantambu alleged that Brown left with the gun, while he instead went to Aventura Hospital in Aventura, Fla., for his injuries.
Nantambu provided a photo to the Daily Mail that showed blood on the left side of his neck, and he said he also broke a finger.
He ultimately identified Brown to police and had “visible injuries” that Crime Scene logged, per the arrest warrant.
“I’m feeling this burning sensation on my neck,” Nantambu told the Daily Mail roughly one month ago. “I thank God I’m not murdered. God spared me from getting shot in the face.”
The two have a history, with Nantambu alleging in court files seen by The Daily Mail that Brown stole a pendant he had designed and produced.
He reportedly claimed Brown lied to authorities in the United Arab Emirates about the incident, with the former wide receiver allegedly saying he had actually been robbed, leading to Nantambu being imprisoned.
“He basically tried to steal it,” Nantambu told the outlet in May. “He moved hotel rooms, left the hotel, stopped answering calls. And then when I confronted him about the pendant, he acted like he lost it.”
Nantambu filed a lawsuit against Brown in 2022 and won $968,960, but that was vacated two years later, and the case was ultimately dismissed, according to the Daily Mail.
He is now seeking $123,600 in federal bankruptcy court, but Browns reportedly continues to maintain innocence, the court filings allege, per the outlet.
“I don’t know if [Brown] premeditated a thought in his mind, like: ‘Okay, I’m gonna say that he tried to take my chain and I’m gonna kill him and I don’t have to pay him his judgment,”‘ Nantambu told the Daily Mail last month.
He added: “He thought he would get a free kill.”