Biography
Brandon Mayfield was arrested on May 6, 2004.
Oregon attorney Brandon Mayfield was detained as a material witness in the 2004 Madrid bombing investigation after an erroneous FBI fingerprint identification. The Justice Department subsequently sought his release on bond and dismissal of the warrant after Spanish authorities identified another person’s fingerprint.
Oregon attorney Brandon Mayfield was detained as a material witness in the 2004 Madrid bombing investigation after an erroneous FBI fingerprint identification. The Justice Department subsequently sought his release on bond and dismissal of the warrant after Spanish authorities identified another person’s fingerprint.
The Justice Department Inspector General and contemporary reporting document that Mayfield entered federal custody on May 6, 2004 as a material witness and was actually freed on May 20 after fourteen days in jail.
