Man accused of punching former Louisville Mayor Fischer found incompetent to stand trial

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The man accused of punching former Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer at Fourth Street Live! in June 2022 has been found incompetent to stand trial, according to court records.

Antwon Brown was in jail waiting for a competency hearing for more than a year. Had he been convicted on his 4th degree misdemeanor assault charge, his sentence would have been a maximum of one year in jail.

He was ordered released on his own recognizance in June after spending more than a year in custody awaiting trial in the case.

On Feb. 15, Jefferson District Court Judge Lisa Langford ruled Brown was not competent to stand trial.

On June 21 of last year, Brown was arrested for allegedly hitting Fischer "in the lower face/neck area" with his fist, knocking him to the ground and causing "soreness to the right side of his neck and visible redness to the area."

The punch was captured on surveillance video.

Prosecutors objected to releasing Brown, who has other assault cases in his criminal history, according to court records.

The case appears to have been delayed, in part, because of repeated requests for competency evaluations.

An attorney for Brown could not be reached for comment.

The Jefferson County Attorney’s Office did not immediately return a request for comment.

Fischer has called the attack an unfortunate sign of the times and recent trends.

"Well it is a sad commentary when people feel like they have to resort to violence -- and there's a lot," he said at the time. "Our country right now is going through some very difficult times. I mean, this is not just a Louisville issue. You see it in school board meetings, you see it in Supreme Court justices, you see it in governors, you know, and I think as a country and as a city you have to stop and say, 'What's going on here?'"