A Kentucky man who shot at a mayoral candidate is now facing federal charges.
Quintez Brown, 22, was arrested and charged after shooting at a candidate on February 14. The mayoral candidate, Craig Greenberg, was not hit by the gunfire. A bullet did, however, graze his sweater.
Greenberg was at his campaign headquarters with four colleagues when Brown appeared in the doorway and began firing multiple rounds. One person managed to shut the door, which they barricaded using tables and desks. Brown then fled the scene.
At state-level, Brown was indicted on one count of attempted murder and four counts of first-degree wanton endangerment.
On Thursday, Brown was taken into federal custody where he made an initial court appearance in the U.S. District Court in Kentucky. A federal grand jury then indicted him on charges of “interfering with a federally protected right, and using and discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence by shooting at and attempting to kill a candidate for elective office.”
Brown was running for Louisville Metro Council at the time of the shooting.
If convicted of all federal charges, Brown faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. That sentence would be in addition to any sentence he receives on the state charges.
The federal investigation is being conducted by the FBI’s Louisville Field Office and the Louisville Metro Police Department as part of FBI Louisville’s Public Corruption Civil Rights Task Force.
