A 54-year-old Naples woman is facing burglary and stalking charges after police say she walked uninvited through the front door of a man's home on 8th Street North while he and a friend were inside, capping what the victim described as months of harassment. Officers responded to the disturbance on November 7, and investigators say Kristin Cavella had already left by the time they arrived.
According to Gulf Coast News and Weather, citing the Naples Police Department, the front door to the home was closed but unlocked when Cavella let herself in. Police said she then shouted accusations at the victim and verbally berated and harassed him despite repeated requests that she leave. Officers eventually located Cavella driving near 9th Street North and Creech Road and took her into custody.
Per the outlet's report, police said Cavella appeared to be in a state of intoxication, and her vehicle contained an open container, which led to an additional citation for driving with an open container. She was arrested on charges of burglary of an occupied dwelling and stalking and was taken to the Naples Jail Center, the station reported.
A Pattern Victim Says Stretched Back Months
The victim told police Cavella had stalked him for several months, and investigators said she had repeatedly contacted his family and friends and showed up unannounced at his workplace. Per the report, she also tried to convince his family and friends that he was a con artist, and she reportedly sent messages criticizing him and his decisions.
One of the victim's friends told police she had received messages from Cavella as well, the station's report notes. The victim also said Cavella threatened to sue him in front of his coworkers, and according to the same account, he has since sued her for defamation of his character.
Investigators said the alleged contact wasn't limited to messages and confrontations. The victim reported two prior instances in which Cavella loitered in her vehicle in the area without interacting with him, and he told police that around April 26, she stopped in front of his residence and told him that karma would punish him for what he had done and that he was a criminal.
Screenshots and a Prior Naples Case
The victim also showed police a screenshot of electronic communications that, per the report, showed Cavella recording him from a distance in public and sending the video to a third party.
The case follows another Naples stalking arrest reported 32 days earlier, when police responded to a family's report that a landscaper named Christopher Cueva was making death threats by phone and on social media. That report said Cueva faced charges of written or electronic threats to kill or cause bodily injury, stalking, and assault on a person 65 years of age or older — a separate case that offers only a local point of comparison rather than evidence of a broader trend.
What Florida Law Says About Stalking Charges
Under Florida Statutes § 784.048, stalking is defined as willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly following, harassing, or cyberstalking another person, and the offense is classified as a first-degree misdemeanor. The same statute states that stalking becomes aggravated stalking, a third-degree felony, when the person also makes a credible threat, though that is general statutory language and not a determination about this particular case.
The statute also permits an officer to make a warrantless arrest when there is probable cause to believe someone violated the stalking section, though it does not establish what happened in Cavella's specific arrest. The underlying police report, arrest affidavit, and any court filings in the case were not available for this story, and no response from Cavella or her attorney has been reported.
