Detectives say the baby's mom, who said he had been kidnapped, "was confronted with inconsistencies" in her story.

The search for a missing 7-month-old baby in California continued on Tuesday, as his mother, who said he was kidnapped outside of a store last week, has stopped cooperating with investigators, according to authorities.

The Los Angeles Times reported this week that Emmanuel’s father, Jack Haro, was convicted in June 2023 of willful child cruelty for an incident involving another child. He is due in court in September for that case, the outlet said.