September 24, 2009
Gary Davidson
Public Information Officer

DEPUTIES SEARCHING FOR THREE YOUNG SIBLINGS

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating three siblings between the ages of 4-10 who are supposed to be in the state’s custody. The Florida Department of Children and Families has been looking for Ceili Rudy (age 8), Darien Rudy (age 4) and Rainah Rudy (age 10) since Monday, when a judge ordered the children into the state’s care. They’re believed to be with their mother, 38-year-old Christina Brock, who has pending drug charges and also is a suspect in several criminal investigations. The Sheriff’s Office was brought in to assist in the search on Thursday.

Officials are concerned for the welfare of the children because of their mother’s drug use and the fact that their whereabouts are unknown and the two older children aren’t enrolled in school. In 2007, Brock pled no contest after being charged with possession of methamphetamine. She also has an arraignment next month on charges of cocaine possession. Investigators believe Brock has been buying large quantities of over-the-counter medications that are commonly used to manufacture methamphetamine.

Brock and the children recently moved out of their last known address on Cardinal Boulevard in Port Orange. They’ve also been spotted at a storage facility on North Spring Garden Avenue in DeLand. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the children or Brock is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at (386) 736-5999.

Update: 09/26/09 - 8:46 p.m.

The children were recovered today in Leesburg. They are safe-n-sound and currently in the care of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Officials with the Florida Department of Children and Families are en-route to execute the court order to take the children into their custody.