LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge has released additional court documents relating to Quintez Brown, the man accused of shooting at Louisville mayoral candidate Craig Greenburg in February.
Those documents show Brown allegedly searched for information online about another candidate running for mayor: Bill Dieruf.
According to the documents, Brown searched for the location of Dieruf's office and spent time looking at his social media pages the same day as the shooting at Greenburg’s office.
In a statement on Thursday, Dieruf said:
As mayor for the past 11 years, I’m sure my name has been Googled many times for various reasons. It doesn’t change my daily life or the way I run the city. I have been aware that Quintez Brown had searched my name on his computer since the FBI reviewed his Internet search history following the February incident. Jeffersontown Police Chief Rick Sanders and I met with FBI agents then regarding what they found and were told the information was confidential because of the ongoing investigation.
The documents also allege Brown had been planning the shooting at Greenburg’s office as early as Jan. 10.
On Thursday, District Judge Benjamin Beaton said he has yet to decide if Brown should be released from federal custody and be placed back into the Home Incarceration Program (HIP).
Brown is facing federal charges for allegedly interfering with a federally protected right and using a gun to attempt to kill a candidate running for office. If charged, he could face a minimum sentencing of 10 years.
Brown’s attorney, Patrick Renn, asked for him to be released from custody and back into the HIP on April 15, but the prosecution filed a motion last week to prevent his release.
A judge originally decided Brown would live with his grandmother ahead of his trial and University of Louisville Professor Dr. Ricky Jones would serve as another custodian, making weekly visits.
"People don't understand how much we value the children in our community, who give us such great hope,” Jones said after the hearing. “So, for me to say that I would not, minimally, go to his grandmother's house once a week, if I can't do that then I'm not the man I say I am."
Jones also praised the judge, calling him “attentive and fair.”
Brown’s defense submitted letters from doctors saying he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder on Feb. 18 and has since been treated. They also said jail would not be good for Brown.
The Louisville Community Bail Fund originally paid Brown's bond of $100,000 so he could be released into HIP.
Brown will continue to be held in detention until Beaton writes his decision.
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