Brandon Stiles

Brandon Stiles was a pedophile who appeared in the Season Six episode "Into the Woods". He is an acquaintance and accomplice of Shane Wyland.

Background
Stiles was on parole for an unspecified crime--most likely a drug or sex offense. He lived in a run-down hotel occupied by what the owner described as "scumbags and freaks". He possessed large amounts of an unspecified pain killer, which he frequently sold to Wyland. Some time in the recent past, Shane had stolen a large amount of the drug from him and told Wyland that he never wanted to see him again.

Into the Woods
After escaping his hideout with the young boy, Robert, Wyland appeared at Stiles' doorstep, demanding more drugs. When Stiles refused, Wyland said he had a gift for him--Robert. Stiles accepted the gift and let Shane in, giving him a small supply of drugs. However, Wyland began ransacking Stiles' apartment, finding a larger stash, and Brandon's wallet. He took most of the money and left, saying he would be back in an hour. He instructed Stiles to leave the boy in one piece.

After Shane's departure, Stiles sat Robert down at the kitchen table, offering him a drink--probably laced with something. He put his hand on Robert's knee, prompting the boy to jump from the table and fight. Stiles struggled with the boy, who proved to be more agile than the aging pedophile. However, during the struggle, Robert fell into a radiator valve, and was knocked unconscious. Fearing he had killed the boy, and that "Shane is going to kill [him]", Stiles wrapped the boy in a blanket and carried him down to the basement.

He was preparing to put Robert in a trash compactor when the boy started to regain consciousness. Stiles grabbed a pillow and began to smother him. But, hearing someone entering the area, he stopped and went to investigate. When he returned to finish Robert off, the boy was gone. Stiles found him behind the dumpster and taunted him, threatening to kill him. Robert then hit Stiles with an unknown object and made a run for a nearby door. Just as Stiles reached Robert at the door, Morgan and Prentiss burst in, guns drawn, and rescue the boy.

Stiles then gives up Shane and tells them that Shane has probably disappeared by now. He is taken away in handcuffs, and Robert is reunited with his family.