Overview
- San Diego Superior Court Judge Frank Birchak granted Jeffry Brandenburg supervised own-recognizance release with a GPS ankle monitor.
- Prosecutors asked for no bail or $2 million and argued he poses a danger and a flight risk.
- The judge noted that 32 years have passed, that Brandenburg was 18 in 1994, and that he has no recent violent record.
- Release terms forbid weapons or threats, require a drug-detection patch, and restrict travel outside San Diego County without approval.
- Police say they used investigative genetic genealogy to identify him, then arrested him in Santa Cruz and asked anyone with information to call 619-531-2293 or 888-580-8477.