Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

My boyfriend was accused of a crime by his former girlfriend (by her and over the phone and he had no idea the police were recording the conversation). He denied the allegations. They lived together. She decided she was moving out.He decided he was moving out as well. 23 days later, he moved out toward the end of the month and decided to move back to Arizona, where his family resides and where he grew up. It took him a few days to move out. It was in broad daylight in her presence. (She moved out after.) The police never questioned him, never came to the house or to his business. He did not hide, was with family in Arizona, was in touch with his former girlfriend. 9 months later, a complaint was filed and a fugitive warrant was issued. His bail was 100,000 and then raised to 1,000,000, specifically for the reason stating that he fled investigation. When he moved, his 19 year old son had been on drugs, and he moved his son out of state with him to a nicer area and cheaper place. (It's not unusual for him to move. He lived in TX near his brother for a year 5 years previous.) When they broke up, he had no family and no reason to stay in California any longer. My boyfriend has never been charged with any crimes in the past. He has a clean record. If he did not contact the police and if they did not contact him, how is that fleeing an investigation? I know they can state fleeing prosecution, but how do you flee an investigation by the use of trickery? (They had been secretly recording him over a period of time, his conversations with his ex-girlfriend. )

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