"Extensive investigation" into sexual abuse of a minor leads to arrest of Twentynine Palms man

"Extensive investigation" into sexual abuse of a minor leads to arrest of Twentynine Palms man

A Twentynine Palms man was arrested for investigation into the ongoing sexual abuse of a minor.  On May 21 at around 12:30 a.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy E. Hernandez served a warrant at a home in the 73000 block of Desert Trail Drive in Twentynine Palms. The Sheriff’s Department says that the warrant was the culmination of an extensive investigation. Deputies identified the suspect as Steven Johnson, 30. They say the abuse began w…