In a new announcement Friday, the man charged with trying to shoot then-mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg has pleaded guilty to both charges against him.
Louisville Metro Police Department said in February 2022, 23-year-old Quintez Brown, of Louisville, went to Greenberg’s campaign office where he and four staffers were, firing a gun six times. No one was injured, but Greenberg had a bullet hole in his sweater.
Brown ran from the scene and was found shortly after in a nearby alley where he surrendered to police.
Brown admitted to his actions and pled to charges of interfering with a federally protected right with a dangerous weapon and discharging a firearm during a violent crime. On the first charge, he faced a possible life sentence, but prosecutors agreed to not pursue that sentence by removing an enhancement of “intent to kill.”
Brown’s defense intended to argue an insanity defense at the trial which was set to start in August. While his mental state at the time of the shooting had been in question ahead of trial, he testified that neither a mental illness or disorder was effecting his “judgement or rationale” in changing his plea.
Both parties agreed to range on the sentencing recommendation of 180 to 217 months to serve, or 15 to 18 years.
Brown is known as a Louisville activist, former University of Louisville student, and at one point, a potential Louisville Metro Council District 5 candidate who went missing for more than a week back in July 2021.
He will not be eligible for parole or appeal on his federal case. His plea also stipulates that he will have to forfeit his weapons and is subject to restitution if any of the victims choose to pursue restitution claims.
Brown still faces state charges of attempted murder and four counts of wanton endangerment, as well.
One of the stipulations of his federal plea is that the federal sentence would run concurrent with the state case, meaning that, if he pled or were convicted on state charges, his sentence would not be added to time he is already serving in federal prison. Brown’s attorney, Rob Eggert, said the state is prepared to offer a plea with a 10 year sentence that would run concurrent to the federal one. However, that will not happen until after Brown’s federal sentencing.
Brown is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court on October 21, at 2:30 p.m.
Source: WAVE
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