BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The father of seven-month-old Emmanuel Haro, Jake Mitchell Haro, is currently being housed at Wasco State Prison after being sentenced 25 years to life for the murder of his baby in Southern California.
The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said Jake Mitchell Haro and his wife, Rebecca Renee Haro, were arrested on August 22 when investigators with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department determined the couple fabricated claims that their infant was abducted amid a surprise attack in a Yucaipa parking lot.
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Prosecutors believe evidence shows that Emmanuel died due to multiple acts of abuse, and the repeated assaults led to the boy’s death, according to the DA’s office.
Authorities are looking for 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro, who was reported missing out of San Bernardino County in August 2025. Investigators say they were looking into a potential sighting of the baby in Kern County. (Haro Family via KCBS/KCAL via CNN Newsource)
The DA’s Office announced on November 3, 2025, that Haro was sentenced after he pleaded guilty in court the month prior.
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Jake Mitchell Haro, of Cabazon, was sentenced to 25 years to life at the Riverside Hall of Justice. He was charged with one count each of murder, assault on a child under eight causing death, and filing a false police report, according to the DA’s Office.
The DA’s Office said Haro changed his plea from not guilty to guilty in a felony settlement conference on October 16. His guilty pleas were to the court and not a plea agreement with the District Attorney’s Office.
Jake Haro cries in court after pleading guilty to all charges, including second-degree murder of his 7-month-old son, Emmanuel, at the Riverside Hall of Justice in Riverside, Calif., on Thursday, Oct 16, 2025. (Will Lester/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool)
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Haro was received from Riverside County on November 20, 2025. He was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole for assault of a child with force likely to produce great bodily injury resulting in death. He was also sentenced to six years for abuse/endangering the health of a child and eight months for possessing/owning a firearm by a felon or addict.
CDCR confirms Haro is housed at the Wasco State Prison – Reception Center (WSP).
The DA’s Office said his wife, Rebecca Renee Haro, maintains her not guilty plea. Her next hearing is a felony settlement conference scheduled for January 21.
Rebecca Haro, the mother of Emmanuel, appears at a gathering pleading for help in the return of the missing infant. (KCBS/KCAL via CNN Newsource)
According to the DA’s Office release, as of November 3, Emmanuel’s remains have not been recovered.