A Blair County judge granted a motion filed by an assistant district attorney to revoke the bails in both cases against a city man accused of rape after he allegedly violated his bail conditions.

In an order made on March 27, Judge Paula M. Aigner revoked the bails of David Jeffrey Brunner, now 25, and had him remanded to the Blair County Prison “until further order of this court,” court documents state.

Brunner was arrested following an investigation into a complaint of sexual assault made by Penn State Altoona police to Altoona and Logan Township police. The police report alleged the incident occurred in February 2024 at an off-campus party along Juniata Gap Road.

Brunner was arraigned on single felony counts of rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and two felony counts of sexual assault. His bail was initially set at $50,000 cash on Oct. 9, 2024, and he was remanded to the Blair County Prison until his bail type was changed to $50,000 unsecured on Oct. 24, 2024.

In a separate case filed Jan. 21, 2026, Brunner was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Benjamin F. Jones on a misdemeanor count of simple assault and a summary count of harassment. The charges were subsequently bound over to the Blair County Court of Common Pleas on Feb. 4 following a preliminary hearing.

Bail in that case was set at $75,000 cash on Jan. 21 and posted by Surety Bonds on Feb. 12, allowing Brunner to walk free, court documents state.

Assistant District Attorney Nicholas Mays filed paperwork on Feb. 4 requesting Brunner’s bail revocation in the cases.

In the paperwork, Mays wrote that Brunner’s new charges were brought after he allegedly “pushed his paramour to the ground and kicked her in the stomach multiple times.”

Mays wrote that these alleged actions “constitute an explicit violation of the conditions imposed under Brunner’s bail bond,” which state that “Brunner must refrain from criminal activity.”

The first set of charges were brought against Brunner after a monthslong investigation in 2024. The victim told Altoona and Logan Township police that she got into the front passenger seat of Brunner’s vehicle when he offered her a chance to talk after she left her friend’s house along Juniata Gap Road following an argument. The victim said she thought they would talk in his car, which would remain in her friend’s driveway, but Brunner drove her to an empty parking lot near campus, according to the affidavit of probable cause.

The victim told officers they had initially remained in the front seats to talk before moving to the back seats, where they started kissing. She said Brunner “repeatedly attempted to touch her” despite her saying she “didn’t want to do anything else sexual.” Brunner then raped the victim, after which he drove her back to her vehicle, the police report states.

On March 3, 2024, Brunner provided police with a DNA sample by buccal swab. In an interview, Brunner said he offered to take the victim on a car ride following the argument between her and her friend. Once in an empty parking lot, Brunner said he and the victim began kissing in the front seats before moving to the back seats. Brunner told officers what transpired “was consensual,” according to the affidavit.

Brunner’s next court appearance is scheduled for April 27.

Mirror Staff Writer Rachel Foor-Musselman is at 814-946-7458.