Antonio Brown Sprints Out Of Jail, Must Undergo Mental Evaluation

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — Former NFL star Antonio Brown sprinted out of a Florida jail Friday wearing a powder blue suit with flared black lapels and an electronic monitoring device on his right ankle following a night behind bars as new details emerged of the altercation that put him there.

Brown was released on $110,000 bail by Broward County Judge Corey Amanda Cawthon, but was required to wear the monitoring device, undergo a mental evaluation and follow any recommendations, according to the Broward County State Attorney's Office.

The troubled wide receiver surrendered to Florida authorities at the Broward County Jail around 10 p.m. Thursday after a warrant had been issued for his arrest stemming from an altercation outside Brown's Florida home. The altercation involved Brown and his trainer as well as a truck driver, who was delivering some of Brown's household goods from California.. The driver claimed he was battered by Brown and the trainer.

In addition to undergoing a mental evaluation, Brown must also have no contact with the victim, undergo random drug testing and surrender his passport and any weapons and ammunition to his attorney. The 31-year-old athlete was charged with one count of burglary with battery, one count burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and one count of criminal mischief less than $1,000.

The altercation took place 2 p.m. Tuesday outside of Brown's home in Hollywood, Florida, where police had been called in the past regarding domestic incidents. Brown’s trainer, Glenn Holt, was charged with one count of burglary with battery.

Court documents released by the Hollywood Police Department on Friday said Brown initially refused to pay the driver $4,000 for the release of his property. As the driver attempted to drive away, "Brown picked up a rock" and threw it at the truck, leaving a small dent and paint chip on the driver's side door, according to the documents. The driver called police, who came and took photos of the damage.

The wide receiver's organization later called the transportation company and offered to pay the $4,000 plus another $500 for damage to the truck and $360 for additional waiting time.

But when the driver showed up to get paid, Brown gave him $4,000 but refused to pay the additional $860, court documents said. The driver again tried to leave.

Court documents said Brown's girlfriend and manager attempted to intervene in the dispute while Brown stepped into the cab and got into a physical altercation that left the driver with a ripped shirt and cuts.

Holt told the driver to give him the keys to the truck so he could get Brown's property. But the driver refused.

"Holt entered the vehicle and grabbed the keys from the ignition which is located on the center console," court documents said. The driver was cut again when he tried to take the keys back. Court documents said the driver told the trainer not to open the storage compartment but Holt ignored him and unlocked the side of the truck.

Brown and some of his friends started taking boxes from the truck but were told that some of the boxes belonged to another client.

"Brown and the other individuals started tossing the items back into the truck causing damage to some of the property," court documents said.

Hollywood police were called back to the home again. "Upon police arrival, Brown was seen sitting outside of his front door," court documents said. "When Brown realized the police were on scene, he retreated inside of his residence and shut the door."

The documents said the driver suffered redness to the left side of his face, scratches on the left side of his neck and front left shoulder as well as scratches to his inner forearm. The driver also got two cuts on his right ring finger, was scratched on the back of his neck as well as his lower back. He also suffered a scrape on the left side of his stomach.

Earlier this month, the Police Athletic League of Hollywood announced the organization had returned a donation from Brown and issued a trespass warning to keep Brown away from athletic league property.

"Recently, Mr. Brown has had incidents which necessitated police intervention. These incidents have caused an irreparable rift between the police department and PAL and Mr. Brown," Officer Christian Lata of the Hollywood Police Department said at the time. He said Brown treated the officers with "disrespect and disdain."