VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Local prosecutors announced felony charges have been filed against former Los Angeles Police detective Michael Douglas Brambles in connection with a 1994 kidnapping for robbery of a Thousand Oaks business owner.
At a press conference Thursday morning, District Attorney Nasarenko and Sheriff Fryhoff made the announcement alongside the survivor of the 1994 crime identified by the initials "S.W.".
Brambles will be facing charges of kidnapping to commit a robbery while using a firearm and the complaint also alleges multiple aggravating factors including that the former detectives behavior indicates a serious danger to society and that the crime involved notable violence shared the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.
"Without her courage, bravery and resolve to once again face the person who allegedly attackedher, we would not be here today," said District Attorney Erik Nasarenko. "Despite the passage oftime and the long road ahead, SW is committed to seeing Michael Brambles held responsible forthese violent accusations from 32 years ago, and so are we."
On April 19, 1994, Brambles allegedly entered Arabella Boutique in Thousand Oaks as S.W. was closing up stated the local prosecutor's office.
According to local prosecutors, Brambles is alleged to have pointed a handgun at S.W., forced her into a backroom of the store, and tied her hands behind her back before sexually assaulting her.
Brambles then allegedly stole property from the business before fleeing the scene noted the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.
S.W. called 911 afterwards and deputies responded to the scene shared the local prosecutor's office.
Notably, Brambles is not facing charges related to the sexual assault because the statute of limitations has expired explained the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.
Within months, investigators identified Brambles as a suspect, but he was already being prosecuted in Los Angeles County for an extensive crime spree involving 18 different cases which included armed robberies and sexual assaults stated the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.
Ultimately, the former detective was convicted of 26 counts -including convictions for using a firearm in each case and multiple sexual assaults- and sentenced to 102 years in state prison explained the Ventura Count District Attorney's Office.
Due to the length of his sentence, Ventura County dismissed its local case against Brambles with S.W.'s permission as she believed he would remain in prison for the remainder of his natural life shared the local prosecutor's office.
In 2020, Brambles was released on parole after serving 26 years of his original sentence and investigators looking into the closed case noted he had been released without ever facing charges for his alleged crimes in Ventura County noted local prosecutors.
Brambles was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12 in Santa Maria and was transported to Ventura County for an arraignment on charges currently scheduled for Aug. 14 of this year where he faces a maximum sentenced of 12 years to life in state prison if convicted on all charged counts detailed the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.
He is currently being held on a $2 million bail added the local prosecutor's office.
"A few months ago, when investigators from the Ventura County District Attorney's Office contacted me, I was shocked to hear not only that this man was walking free, but that he had been out of prison for six years," stated S.W. during Thursday's press conference. "The justice that I and his other victims deserved was denied when he was only required to serve a fraction of the sentence he earned. I am thankful to have this opportunity now to seek justice for myself and for his other victims."
Investigators believed additional survivors may still come forward and anyone with more information, even if the crime was never reported to authorities, are asked to contact District Attorney Investigator Mike McManama at 805-477-1652.
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