Kentucky activist detained again after $100K bond was paid in attempted murder case
A Louisville-area activist and writer who allegedly tried to shoot a mayoral candidate in February was arrested by the FBI Wednesday after being out of jail on bond since February, according to jail records.
Quintez Brown, 21, was booked in the Grayson County Detention Center and is being held as a federal inmate, according to jail records.
The FBI confirmed they arrested Brown and the indictment against him was unsealed Thursday in federal court, according to prosecutors.
He’s charged with 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 arrested earlier this year after allegedly entering Craig Greenberg’s campaign office and firing several gunshots, according to court records. Greenberg is running for mayor in Louisville.
Greenberg and four staff members were in the office at the time of the shooting, according to Brown’s arrest citation. No one was hurt but police say an article of Greenberg’s clothing was struck by a bullet.
Police detained Brown near the scene shortly after the shooting.
Brown had been on home incarceration with an ankle monitor since being released from jail on Feb. 16 after the Louisville Community Bail Fund posted his $100,000 bond. Brown’s release from jail was criticized by some local and state leaders, including Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
Eggert and racial justice advocates in Louisville have previously raised concern over Brown’s mental health in this case. Black Lives Matter Louisville said in a statement that “Quintez needs direct mental health support.” The group, which runs the Louisville Community Bail Fund, defended the decision to bail Brown out of jail, saying the Louisville jail wasn’t a safe place for him.
A Jefferson County grand jury indicted Brown on an attempted murder charge and four counts of wanton endangerment in April.
This story was originally published April 7, 2022 at 12:43 PM.
CORRECTION: Quintez Brown is 21 years old. This information was incorrect in a previous version of this story.
