Wife of accused vaccine saboteur corroborates ‘conspiracy theorist’ claims in divorce records
The day before his arrest, court records from Steven Brandenburg’s divorce show his wife corroborated the claims by law enforcement labeling him as an “admitted conspiracy theorist.”Lawyers for Gretchen Brandenburg made the filing on Dec. 30, the day she claimed she found out her husband was subject of the investigation into the intentional sabotage of 570 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. According to the filing, she told the judge her husband has rental units which include “bulk food and guns being stored.””I was so concerned about my safety and the safety of the children, that I left town for a period of time,” she wrote.Brandenburg’s wife also referenced a conversation with her husband after he picked up their children and dropped off a water purifier, a large bucket of powdered milk and two 30-day emergency food buckets, according to the filing.”He told me that if I didn’t understand by now that he is right and the world is crashing down around us that I was in serious denial,” she told the judge, adding Brandenburg thought “the government is planning cyber attacks and plans to shut down the power grid.”Brandenburg, 46, faced a judge Monday after investigators claimed he admitted to intentionally leaving 57 vials — each with about 10 doses — of Moderna vaccine outside a refrigerator to spoil.”Brandenburg believed COVID-19 vaccine was not safe for people and could harm them and change their DNA,” a police official wrote in a probable cause affidavit.Brandenburg’s wife also relayed what she claimed their youngest daughter told her after a weekend stay with her dad.”This is not our home, Heaven is our home,” the mother said the 6-year-old told her.”Based on these statements, I am concerned that the children are in imminent harm, specially that Steven would take the children to heaven,” the wife said.Prosecutors have not formally charged Brandenburg, but the Department of Safety and Professional Services — which handles Brandenburg’s pharmacy license — confirmed it is conducting its own investigation. A spokesperson said before the vaccine incident, there were no other claims filed against Brandenburg.
The day before his arrest, court records from Steven Brandenburg’s divorce show his wife corroborated the claims by law enforcement labeling him as an “admitted conspiracy theorist.”
Lawyers for Gretchen Brandenburg made the filing on Dec. 30, the day she claimed she found out her husband was subject of the investigation into the intentional sabotage of 570 doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
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According to the filing, she told the judge her husband has rental units which include “bulk food and guns being stored.”
“I was so concerned about my safety and the safety of the children, that I left town for a period of time,” she wrote.
Brandenburg’s wife also referenced a conversation with her husband after he picked up their children and dropped off a water purifier, a large bucket of powdered milk and two 30-day emergency food buckets, according to the filing.
“He told me that if I didn’t understand by now that he is right and the world is crashing down around us that I was in serious denial,” she told the judge, adding Brandenburg thought “the government is planning cyber attacks and plans to shut down the power grid.”
Brandenburg, 46, faced a judge Monday after investigators claimed he admitted to intentionally leaving 57 vials — each with about 10 doses — of Moderna vaccine outside a refrigerator to spoil.
“Brandenburg believed COVID-19 vaccine was not safe for people and could harm them and change their DNA,” a police official wrote in a probable cause affidavit.
Brandenburg’s wife also relayed what she claimed their youngest daughter told her after a weekend stay with her dad.
“This is not our home, Heaven is our home,” the mother said the 6-year-old told her.
“Based on these statements, I am concerned that the children are in imminent harm, specially that Steven would take the children to heaven,” the wife said.
Prosecutors have not formally charged Brandenburg, but the Department of Safety and Professional Services — which handles Brandenburg’s pharmacy license — confirmed it is conducting its own investigation.
A spokesperson said before the vaccine incident, there were no other claims filed against Brandenburg.
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