(NewsNation) — Baby Emmanuel Haro is believed to be dead and deputies have determined he wasn't kidnapped, according to the sheriff's department.

Emmanuel's parents, Jake and Rebecca Haro, were arrested on suspicion of murder Friday, a little over a week after reporting the seven-month-old missing.

Rebecca claimed she was changing the baby's diaper in a store parking lot on Aug. 14 when someone knocked her out and took the child.

Emmanuel Haro wasn't kidnapped: deputies

Jake and Rebecca Haro were arrested at their home in Cabazon earlier on Friday. In an update on Friday evening, the sheriff's department said they are now searching for the infant's remains.

"This investigation began on August 14, 2025, as a reported kidnapping at the Big 5 in Yucaipa. The San Bernardino County Sheriff

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