Steven Brandenburg.Photo: Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office/AP/Shutterstock
The order said Brandenburg was first licensed as a pharmacist on August 22, 1997, and he voluntarily agreed to the suspension “in order to focus on the anticipated criminal case(s)” against him.
Brandenburg was working as a pharmacist at a medical facility in Grafton when he allegedly removed COVID-19 vaccine doses from refrigeration units on Dec. 24 and 25 with the alleged intent of rendering them ineffective, according to the order.
Brandenburg, who worked at the Aurora Medical Center, has since been discharged from his post , the order said.
His attorney, Jason Baltz, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Brandenburg was arrested on three charges — recklessly endangering safety, adulterating a prescription drug, and criminal damage to property — and released from jail after posting a $10,000 bond, online records confirm.
During a court hearing on Jan. 4, Brandenburg was asked not to enter pleas to the three recommended charges he was initially detained on as authorities worked to determine if vials were indeed ruined,The Milwaukee Journal Sentinelreported.
Brandenburg’s charges could be amended depending on the results of the testing Moderna’s doing on the tainted vials, according to the outlet.
If the doses were not, in fact, ruined, most of those charges would be dismissed.
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“I was so concerned about my safety and the safety of the children, that I left town for a period of time,” she wrote in the filing.
The divorce filing also referenced a conversation the couple had when he dropped off a water purifier, a large bucket of powdered milk and two 30-day emergency food buckets to her and their children.
source: people.com
