Local BLM Chapter To Bail Out Activist Charged With Attempted Murder Of White Louisville Mayoral Candidate
Rachel Droze, a reporter for Louisville local television station WHAS, said this morning, the Louisville BLM chapter was “heading to the bank to get a cashiers check to post Quintez Brown’s bail.”
Just spoke with @BLMLouisville. They are heading to the bank to get a cashiers check to post Quintez Brown’s bail. Brown is charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting at mayoral candidate @RunWithCraig.
— Rachel DrozeTV (@RachelDrozeTV) February 16, 2022
Brown was arrested earlier this week after there was an attempted assassination of mayoral candidate Craig Greenburg. He was charged with four counts of wanton endangerment and attempted murder.
Droze uploaded a video of cashiers checks being turned in at the clerk’s office to cover Brown’s bail.
The $100,000 cashiers check has been officially given to the clerks office to pay for @BLMLouisville activist Quintez Brown’s release. @LouCommBailFund is paying. Brown is accused of shooting at Louisville mayoral candidate @RunWithCraig. pic.twitter.com/5BMdW2hpfm
— Rachel DrozeTV (@RachelDrozeTV) February 16, 2022
Brown entered a not guilty plea on February 15, and his counsel claimed Brown is a scholar and “a great kid.” The amount of bail was set at $100,000. Brown’s lawyer said Brown “is battling some serious mental and emotional issues.”
Quintez Brown pleaded not guilty this morning. His attorney, Rob Eggert, said in an interview that Brown is a Martin Luther King Jr. scholar who went to UofL.
"He is a great kid. Unfortunately I think he is battling some serious mental and emotional issues."
Bail set at $100,000 https://t.co/Zmyj8VhLux— Jason Riley (@JasonRileyWDRB) February 15, 2022
Brown is a BLM activist and self-proclaimed black nationalist from Louisville, Kentucky, who has received acclaim from former President Barack Obama and MSNBC personality Joy Ann Reid. According to WLKY, the $100,000 bond is payable in full cash only.
The assassination attempt took place Monday morning in Greenberg’s campaign office. Brown allegedly walked into the office with a gun and began shooting. Campaign workers were eventually able to barricade a door but Greenberg’s sweater was grazed during the shooting.
Responding to criticism of the BLM chapter’s spending, they fired back bringing up Breona Taylor’s case.
Doing well! Serving our community members as a safe place for respite/retreat.
However the money we re'd from over 300K people globally wasn't made from profit. It was donated for LCBF purposes. Unlike Mattingly who is selling a book abt the night he killed #BreonnaTaylor https://t.co/t1q0aoGwsV
— BLM Louisville (@BLMLouisville) February 15, 2022
Since the moment Brown was arrested, the BLM Louisville chapter has supported him, saying “the radicalization of any Black person in American [sic] is justification of erasure of the genocide against Black people.” However, they noted they “have no idea what transpired in this situation.”
The radicalization of any Black person in a American is justification of erasure of the genocide against Black people.
We, like you, have no idea what transpired in this situation.
Your reach coming up real short. https://t.co/PySqcNKWWl
— BLM Louisville (@BLMLouisville) February 15, 2022
Stay tuned to The Scoop for any updates.
