Apprehension Of Wanted Subject (Photo) - 04/09/25

RELEASE DATE: April 9, 2025

INCIDENT: Apprehension of a Wanted Subject

REPORTING DEPUTY: Josephine County Sheriff’s Office/PNVOTF

CHARGES: 1- Kidnapping

                    2- Unlawful Use of a Weapon

                    3- Assault IV

                    4- Strangulation

                    5- Coercion

                    6- Unlawful Use of a Vehicle

DETAILS:  The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (PNVOTF), located wanted subject, David Gilbert Brazil.  Brazil was arrested on March 31, 2025 for Kidnapping, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Assault IV, Strangulation, Coercion, and Unlawful Use of a Motor Vehicle stemming from a 2021 incident in Josephine County.

Following the incident, Brazil fled the state and had been a fugitive since 2021. The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office and the PNVOTF recently found information regarding David Brazil’s current whereabouts and coordinated with the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) out of the USMS Western District of Texas (W/TX) who apprehended Brazil in San Antonio. Brazil is currently in custody in Texas and is pending extradition to Josephine County.