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Defendant Pleads Guilty to Shooting at Louisville Mayor

Quintez Brown, a 23-year-old Louisville man, has pleaded guilty to firing multiple shots at current Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg during his 2022 campaign. Brown’s actions put the lives of Greenberg and four of his campaign staff in grave danger.

According to court documents, on the morning of February 14, 2022, Brown walked into Greenberg’s campaign office, where the mayor was having a meeting with four staffers. Brown fired multiple shots at Greenberg before the staff were able to close and barricade the door. Brown was apprehended several blocks from the shooting, carrying the firearm that he had used in the shooting in a backpack.

As part of his guilty plea, Brown admitted that he shot at Greenberg because he was running for mayor. Brown pleaded guilty to interfering with a federally protected activity and using and discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.

Brown faces a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum penalty of 18 years and one month in prison if the court accepts the terms of the plea agreement. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The FBI Louisville Field Office, ATF Louisville Division, and Louisville Metro Police Department investigated the case.

This case is part of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force, which was announced by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and launched by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco in June 2021. The task force aims to address threats of violence against election workers and ensure that all election workers can do their jobs free from threats and intimidation.

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri, U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett for the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Stansbury of the FBI Louisville Field Office, and Special Agent in Charge Shawn Morrow of the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives (ATF) Louisville Division made the announcement.