Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (US) to have one sent to prison; to arrest.

1832		Satirist (London) 24 June 202/2: He i.e. a [policeman] soon brought her down, and then brought her up, / To beg of the Dogberries merciful pardon .
1972		D. Morrell First Blood 72: They have a good chance of bringing me down.
1974		G.V. Higgins Cogan’s Trade (1975) 7: Remember them habes we had? [...] the ones they bring us down for [...] The federal ones?
1986		R. Campbell In La-La Land We Trust (1999) 17: Five’ll get you fifty they’d [i.e. the police] like to bring you down.
2001		J. Stahl Plainclothes Naked (2002) 139: Listen, Big-Time, next week I might be bringing down a couple of bad guys.
2010		(con. 1973) C. Stella Johnny Porno 53: Those deal’ll bring down a wiseguy or two, which’ll bring down another couple.

2. see bring v. (2)