Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Chase Brandt Terrell, 43, was arrested yesterday for stalking after allegedly continuing to contact a former girlfriend despite multiple requests to stop.

An Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to the former girlfriend’s house on Saturday and noted in her report that this was the third call from the victim in five days.

On January 6, a deputy responded to the victim’s house after she received multiple calls and messages from Terrell; before the deputy left, the victim reportedly blocked Terrell on her phone and on social media, and a deputy spoke with Terrell and reported that Terrell agreed he would not contact the victim again.

After the incident on January 8, the victim reportedly sent Terrell a message, specifically asking him to stop contacting her and to stay away from her; she told him she would call the police if he contacted her again.

On January 10, the victim reportedly started receiving messages from Terrell on Venmo, asking her for money to compensate him for gifts he had given her during their relationship. The deputy documented eight messages, asking for amounts between $1 and $510, that included threats to show up and collect the money at her home, her work, or another location where he knew she would be with her child.

The deputy recorded a phone call with Terrell in which Terrell reportedly admitted he had contacted the victim through text message, Facebook Messenger, and Venmo. He also reportedly admitted contacting the victim’s mother.

According to the arrest report, Terrell has previous convictions for violating stalking injunctions in 2008 and 2022 in Orange County. Judge Craig DeThomasis set bail at $1,500.

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