DATE/TIME: August 25, 2026, at 6:00 a.m.
INCIDENT: P.C. 243(d)- Battery with Serious Bodily Injury
LOCATION: 23900 block of Straight Way, Crestline
SUSPECT(S): Erik Eduardo Navarro, 26-year-old resident of Orange County
VICTIM(S): Confidential
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Updated on October 28, 2026:
Suspect Wanted for Brutally Beating Elderly Woman is Arrested After Being Extradited from Oklahoma
As part of an active local investigation, the Twin Peaks Detective Bureau identified suspect Erik Navarro was in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, incarcerated on separate traffic charges.
Working in coordination with the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office and the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, detectives obtained an extradition warrant.
On October 27, 2026, Twin Peaks detectives flew to Oklahoma, assumed custody of Navarro, and returned him to San Bernardino County.
Navarro was booked into the West Valley Detention Center pending prosecution for PC 243(d) - Battery with Serious Injury, PC 211 - Robbery, PC 368(b)(1) - Elder Abuse Likely to Produce Great Bodily Injury or Death, and PC 245(a)(1) - Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
Anyone with information related to this investigation is encouraged to contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Twin Peaks Station at 909-336-0660.
To view the original news release follow this link.
“Suspect Sought after Brutally Beating an Elderly Woman with a Bat and Investigators Request Assistance in Locating Him; Photo Released” from SBSD - Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department : Nixle
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SUMMARY: On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at about 6:00 a.m., deputies were dispatched to the 23900 block of Straight Way ,in the community of Crestline, for a welfare check of a 71-year-old female victim. When deputies arrived on scene, they located the victim inside of her residence. It was determined the victim was assaulted with a baseball bat and sustained multiple injuries including a laceration to her forehead, cut eyebrow, swollen hands, and swollen orbital area to the point she was unable to clearly see.
Through investigation, the suspect was identified as Erik Eduardo Navarro who had been living with the victim for approximately two weeks. The attack stemmed from the victim asking Navarro to leave the residence. During the argument, Navarro struck the victim multiple times with a metal baseball bat at various spots on her body and kicked her several times. Navarro fled the scene before deputies arrived.
Detectives have not located Navarro and are asking the public for assistance. His photograph has been released and anyone with information related to this investigation or anyone who knows his whereabouts is encouraged to contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department's Twin Peak Station at 909-336-0660. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should call or text REPORT to We-Tip at 844-909-3006. Online reporting is also available at: https://mobile.catapultems.com/sbcsd/Sites
Refer: Twin Peaks Detective Bureau
Station: Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department
Phone No. 909-336-0660
Case No. 052600972
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
