Riverside County authorities confirmed Wednesday that they removed a 2-year-old child from the Haro home after Emmanuel was reported missing, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. The removal is another twist in an already complicated case.

Local law enforcement officials said they have looked into the reported sighting of a missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro in Central California on Wednesday. “Our investigators have followed

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.

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

The Cabazon couple turned over the electronics listed in a search warrant, as well as passwords, the attorney said. “This whole family wants their son found,” he said.

As the search for missing seven-month-old Emmanuel Haro​ continues in San Bernardino County, with some fingers pointing towards his parents, the family's attorney is speaking out to shoot down speculation that they stopped cooperating with detectives.

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

The 7-month-old's mother said she was attacked and her son was kidnapped. Investigators said they can't rule out foul play after confronting the woman about inconsistencies in her account of what happened.