Man pleads guilty to federal charges in attack on Louisville mayoral candidate

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A man accused of shooting at Louisville’s current mayor when he was a candidate in 2022 pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges stemming from the attack.

Quintez Brown pleaded guilty to interference with federally protected activities and discharge of a firearm during a violent crime. The courthouse was a short drive from where the attack occurred in early 2022. Brown was arrested by Louisville police shortly after the shooting.

Under the plea agreement, federal prosecutors proposed a sentence of 15 to 18 years. U.S. District Judge Benjamin Beaton set sentencing for Oct. 21. Brown had faced a maximum sentence of life in prison on the federal charges.

Brown answered “yes, sir” to a series of procedural questions posed to him by the judge.

When the judge asked if he fired the weapon because the candidate was running for mayor, Brown replied, “Yes, sir.”

Craig Greenberg, at the time a mayoral candidate, was not hit by the gunfire, but a bullet grazed his sweater. The Democrat went on to be elected mayor of Kentucky’s largest city later that year.

Following the hearing, Greenberg said he respects the legal system and accepts the plea agreement.

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