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A 102-year prison sentence did not keep Michael Douglas Brambles locked up.
Brambles, 77, a former Los Angeles vice detective convicted of 26 violent crimes three decades ago, was paroled in 2020 under a California law that allows elderly inmates to apply for early release; parole is a prisoner's conditional discharge before the full term is served.
The Ventura County District Attorney's Office arrested him Wednesday on charges of kidnapping to commit robbery while personally using a firearm, tied to an alleged robbery and sexual assault that occurred 32 years ago and was never prosecuted.
What was dismissed three decades ago At the time of the alleged attack, investigators identified Brambles as a suspect in connection with an incident at Arabella's Boutique in Thousand Oaks, California.
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