Overview
- San Bernardino County sheriff’s detectives arrested Jake and Rebecca Haro at their Cabazon home Friday on suspicion of murder under California Penal Code 187.
- Authorities said the ongoing investigation is centered on finding Emmanuel, who was reported missing on Aug. 14 from a Big 5 Sporting Goods parking lot in Yucaipa.
- Investigators have executed multiple search warrants, deployed K9 teams, and seized the father’s vehicle and several electronic devices for forensic review.
- The sheriff’s department reported inconsistencies in the mother’s initial account and said she ended the interview after being confronted about those discrepancies.
- Riverside County child protective services took custody of the couple’s 2-year-old child, and court records show the father has prior convictions for willful child cruelty.