CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — A 58-year-old man with a criminal history spanning nearly four decades is heading to state prison after terrorizing a victim with a hand-drawn shooting target and notes left on her bedroom window.
On Thursday, Judge Joel D. Fritton sentenced Christen Ray Brock to 50 months in the Florida Department of Corrections. Brock was found guilty of multiple charges, including Aggravated Stalking with a Credible Threat and violating a domestic violence injunction.
Because of his long record, the court classified Brock as a Habitual Felony Offender.
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The case started on August 14, 2024, when the victim called the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. Despite having a court order designed to keep Brock away, he had left a disturbing letter at her home. Deputies found a drawing of a shooting target with a bullseye. The victim’s name was written in the center, with the ominous words, “You’ll regret it,” scrawled underneath.
When deputies tracked Brock down the next day, he admitted to writing the letter but claimed he didn’t actually mean it as a threat. He was arrested and charged with aggravated stalking.
However, the legal trouble didn’t stop him. While out on pre-trial release—which strictly forbade him from going near the victim—Brock returned.
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On January 15, 2025, the victim called law enforcement again. Brock had left several notes taped directly to her bedroom window. In a careless mistake that made the investigation easy for deputies, one of the notes was written on the back of an envelope that still had Brock’s own home address printed on it.
After being picked up by police a second time, Brock admitted to leaving the notes. He was held without bond until his sentencing.
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