NEWHALL : Judge Sets $1-Million Bail in Misdemeanor Case

A Newhall judge has taken the unusual step of setting bail at $1 million in a misdemeanor case.

Municipal Court Judge Alan S. Rosenfield increased bail from $30,000 to $1 million this week for James Eugene Turner, 48, of Saugus, who was being held on misdemeanor charges that he repeatedly made harassing telephone calls to a neighbor.

Deputy District Atty. Pam Springer declined to comment on Turner’s bail, saying only that “the judge had looked at all the circumstances.” Rosenfield said he considered Turner “dangerous” and a “possible threat” to the alleged victim.