A Cabazon couple were arrested Friday in connection with the disappearance of their 7-month-old son, whom they claimed was abducted during an assault on the mother in Yucaipa.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Friday morning that Jake and Rebecca Haro were both arrested during a raid on the couple’s home in Cabazon. They were both being booked on suspicion of murder.
“Investigators will continue their search for 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro,” sheriff’s officials wrote in a statement on social media.
The baby was reported missing Aug. 14, with Rebecca Haro contending she was assaulted and knocked unconscious outside a Big 5 sporting goods store in Yucaipa. When she regained consciousness, the baby was gone, she said.
The parents gave multiple interviews to media outlets over the past week, pleaded for the return of their infant son.
But sheriff’s officials last weekend said there were “inconsistencies” in statements made by Rebecca Haro, and when she was confronted with them, she “declined to continue with the interview.”
A car belonging to Jake Haro was seized earlier this week to be searched. Investigators also searched the couple’s Cabazon home.
An attorney for the couple insisted that they were still cooperating with the sheriff’s investigation.
The parents came under increased scrutiny following revelations that Jake Haro has past convictions for willful cruelty to a child stemming from a 2018 incident, and being a felon in possession of a handgun in 2024.
The couple also have a 2-year-old child, who has been taken into protective custody.