Man Alleged to Have Made Threats with Wooden Fence Post Granted Reduced Bond

A man facing one count of aggravated assault and two counts of drug possession was granted a reduced bond last week. 

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies arrested David Christ Brown, 62, on March 18 after the victim reported he threatened her with a wooden fence post. 

According to the arrest report, the victim and Brown “had a disagreement over a vehicle they co-own. [Brown] became upset, picked up a ‘wooden fence post,’ and threatened the victim with a statement to the effect of, ‘I’ll hit you in the motherfucking head,’ as he raised the post above his head poised to strike. [Brown] approached the victim in her vehicle with the post in hand, which made her fearful that he would break her car window and strike her. [Brown] left the scene in the vehicle they co-own.”

The victim told police she believed Brown was under the influence of crack cocaine at the time of the incident. 

The victim stated she believes Brown exploits a medical condition to scare her and is worried he would kill her. 

Deputies located Brown driving the same vehicle a few hours later. A search of the vehicle found “a glass drug pipe with burnt residue and two pieces of a white rock substance that weighed approximately 0.5 grams,” states the arrest report. 

Deputies located a wooden fence post at the scene that matched the victim’s description. 

ACSO Deputy James Leber reported, “[Brown] became belligerent, which hindered my interview. He yelled, repeatedly called deputies ‘cracker,’ and had to be repeatedly ordered to sit and put his legs in my patrol vehicle. Post Miranda, he said he uses ‘crack’ and that there was just a ‘crack’ rock in the car. He denied striking or threatening the victim, saying he only saw her at their home. He denied being at the incident location. [Brown] falsely claimed he and his vehicle had been at the area he was apprehended since [5:30 p.m.] and gave a path of travel to get there that clearly contradicted information known to me. [Brown] was asked if he wanted to complete a sworn statement, but he would not give a clear answer.”

Leber went on to report that while transporting Brown to jail, he “spoke about a previous prison incarceration in New York and made a statement to the effect of, ‘If you ever go up there, you'll be killed.’”

On April 9, Brown, through his private attorney Robert Rush, made a motion to reduce his bond of $212,500. 

Judge David Kreider granted the motion and reduced Brown’s bond to $62,500.