SCV man arrested — again — during hearing

A Santa Clarita Valley man who bailed out of Ventura County after being charged with sex crimes against a minor — following two convictions for providing marijuana to SCV minors — was arrested again on May 17 , according to sheriff’s department records.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Daniel Feldstern ordered a no-bail arrest warrant and bail revocation May 15 for Christian Navarro, 25, of Newhall, following a report from the Navarro's probation officer the day before.

Two days later, Navarro had an arrest warrant hearing before Feldstern during which he was remanded and held in lieu of $380,000 bail.

Navarro was released on bail the next day, according to LASD custody records available online. His attorney, Jeffrey Valens, argued unsuccessfully for his release, according to court records.

Navarro is due back in court June 4 to answer allegations of probation violations related to his December 2023 conviction for furnishing marijuana to minors.

Feldstern gave Navarro a four-year suspended prison sentence in that case. This is the second time he has been found by the SCV Sheriff's Station Juvenile Response Team selling marijuana to minors, according to local authorities. The first offense carried a four-day sentence.

The Ventura County District Attorney's Office also confirmed that Navarro is under investigation on a half-dozen criminal charges, including luring and sex crimes against a child.

He was arrested on May 10 on suspicion of these charges.

He pleaded not guilty to those charges on May 14 and was released the same day after his bond was set at $60,000.

He is due back in Ventura County Court for a hearing on the alleged sex crimes on June 7.