Man Sentenced to Over 17 Years in Prison for Shooting at Louisville Mayor (DOJ)

Louisville, KY - A Louisville man was sentenced today to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for firing shots at current Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg during Greenberg's 2022 mayoral campaign.

Acting Assistant Attorney General Antoinette T. Bacon of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Stansbury of the FBI Louisville Field Office, and Special Agent in Charge R. Shawn Morrow of the ATF Louisville Field Division made the announcement.

According to court documents, on February 14, 2022, Quintez Brown, 24, walked into Greenberg's campaign office and fired multiple shots at Greenberg while he was meeting with four staffers. The staffers were able to close and barricade the door, and Brown was apprehended several blocks from the shooting, carrying the firearm he used in a backpack. As part of his guilty plea, Brown admitted that he acted because Greenberg was running for mayor.

In July 2024, Brown pleaded guilty to interfering with a federally protected activity and using and discharging a firearm in relation with a crime of violence. Brown's term of imprisonment will be followed by five years of supervised release.

There is no parole in the federal system.

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

Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Gregory for the Western District of Kentucky and Trial Attorney Alexander Gottfried of the Criminal Division's Public Integrity Section prosecuted the case. Trial Attorney Barry Disney of the Criminal Division's Mental Health Litigation Unit and Trial Attorney Jolee Porter of the Criminal Division's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section provided substantial assistance to the prosecution.

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