Missing baby case in California takes new turn as authorities confirmed that the mother stopped cooperating with police following inconsistent statements about infant's disappearance

According to Riverside County records, the missing 7-month-old's father pleaded guilty to wilful cruelty to a child following a 2018 arrest.

Investigators in the Inland Empire are continuing efforts to locate the baby boy who was reported as kidnapped late last week, as antsy community members rally for his safe return.

Startling new revelations have come to light about the father of a missing 7-month-old Southern California boy reported kidnapped, including weapons possession charges and a recent conviction for

Jake Haro had blamed a former wife for the broken bones suffered by a different infant in 2018; both spouses went to jail, however.

After the missing baby's mother was "confronted with inconsistencies in her initial statement ," police say she "declined to continue with the interview" -- as her husband's criminal background added even more complications.

Emmanuel Haro was reported missing on Thursday after someone attacked his mother outside of a Big 5 Sporting Goods store in the 34500 block of Yucaipa Boulevard, according to the family. Mother Rebecca Haro said she was changing her baby's diaper when someone punched her. When she came to, she ran into the sporting goods store and called 911.