Man, 56, Nabbed In Yucca Valley After Failing To Register As Sex Offender

MORONGO (CBSLA.com) —  Authorities said a 56-year-old Maryland man who failed to register as a sex offender in California has been arrested.

Deputies said Charles Brown, who was living in the Yucca Valley, was wanted in failing to register and on an outstanding warrant.

Authorities went to his known address in Yucca Valley to make the arrest Wednesday.

Brown was known to be living in Yucca Valley but had not registered with the Morongo Basin Sheriff's Station, which he is mandated by law to do.

Investigators learned Brown had recently moved out of his apartment in the 55100 block of Airlane Drive and befriended a 30-year-old Yucca Valley woman with young children.

Brown recently moved in with the female at her residence in the 56500 block of Antelope Trail. Brown was located and arrested on suspicion pf failing to register as a sex offender. He was booked into the Morongo Basin Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail, pending extradition to Maryland for his outstanding warrant.