Baby Emmanuel’s father sentenced to more than 30 years after guilty plea in 7-month-old son’s murder

CNN Newsource on November 4, 2025

By Rob McMillan

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    RIVERSIDE, California (KABC) — The Cabazon man who killed his 7-month-old son, Emmanuel Haro, was sentenced to over 30 years in prison on Monday.

Baby Emmanuel’s parents reported him missing back in August, but his body has not been found. He is presumed to be dead.

In 2023, Jake Haro pleaded guilty in a child abuse case involving another one of his children. The judge in that case sentenced him to probation and community service, saying he was giving him “a second chance.” Now, after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his son Emmanuel, the judge in the case threw the book at him.

“Mr. Haro, the man who was supposed to protect these defenseless children… the sentence here is the most that the court can do to ensure that as much justice is done as possible,” Judge Gary Polk said in court.

The superior court judge sentenced Jake Haro to more than 30 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to murdering Emmanuel and then falsely reporting he’d been kidnapped.

He was sentenced to 25 years to life for second-degree murder. But, the judge also sentenced him to two terms — 6 months plus 6 years and 8 months — for violation of probation in the previous child abuse case. Jake will serve the time for the previous case before he begins his 25 years to life sentence for the murder of baby Emmanuel.

“I stand here with you, asking you to give him the maximum,” the child’s grandmother, Mary Beushausen, said.

Beushausen gave an impact statement in court, saying Jake — her daughter Rebecca Haro’s husband — never let her meet 7-month-old Emmanuel.

“I wish he could look at me and tell me why,” she said.

It all started back on the night of Thursday, Aug. 14, when Haro’s wife, Rebecca, claimed that she’d been attacked in the parking lot of a Big 5 in Yucaipa. She said she was knocked unconscious, and when she woke up, she said her little boy had been kidnapped.

“Please, I’m begging you. Please, God, please,” Rebecca said in an interview with Eyewitness News at the time.

“He was a healthy baby, he was crawling, he was kicking, he was playing with his toys,” Jake said in the same interview.

Family members then showed up at the Big 5, saying they were trying to organize a search effort. But, it all turned out to be a ruse.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said Jake and Rebecca stopped cooperating with them. Days later, they were both arrested and charged with murder.

“If I had known what was going on, I would have taken my daughter out of there forcefully, or I would have called the police,” Beushausen said in court. “Everybody in my family, all of my children, are destroyed by this.”

The judge also ordered Jake to pay $10,000 in restitution.

Meanwhile, the child’s mother, Rebecca, has pleaded not guilty to murder in the case of her missing son. She’s set to be back in court in January.

No new information came to light in court on Monday regarding the whereabouts of the missing baby’s body.

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City of Indio set for 10th annual BBQ Festival this Saturday

KESQ on November 4, 2025

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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The City of Indio invites the community to get a taste of its 10th Annual Indio BBQ Festival on Saturday.

The festival starts at 4:00 p.m. and runs through 9:00 p.m. in Downtown Indio at the Center Stage, 82881 Miles Avenue.

The city’s tasty tradition will feature smoky, savory BBQ, live entertainment, a free kids’ zone, and a beer garden. This year they’re set to have more BBQ vendors than ever before – so arrive hungry to try as many as you can.

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Move Santa Barbara County hosts bike light giveaways

KEYT on November 4, 2025

Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Bicycle lights are being given out to cyclists in need of lights while supplies last.

Move Santa Barbara County brought back “Iluminando La Noche” or Light Up The Night this week.

It’s a five day event.

Organizers gave out 100 pairs of bike lights on Milpas on Monday night and another 100 on State Street on Tuesday.

On the Westside Wednesday volunteers and Move staff ran out of lights in about an hour.

They move on to Carpinteria and Isla Vista on Thursday and Goleta on Friday.

The giveaways start around 5 p.m.

Cyclists riding near San Andres and Micheltorena on Wednesday evening had them installed on the spot.

Program Director Barry Remis said the events are intended to help cyclists be more visible during the long winter nights.

Vanessa Garcia could see the giveaway from her house.

“My mom was saying they are giving out free bike light and said you should get light for your sister,” Garcia, ” she is going to be safe when she rides her bike.”

Daniel Muñoz saw the giveaway as he rode across the Micheltorena St. bridge.

“I ride to work, to school and everywhere and the beach for exercise,” said Muñoz.

They also share information about their Bici Centro, the DIY or do-it-yourself bike repair shop on 434 Olive St. in Santa Barbara.

Miles Curtis is the Bici Centro shop manager. Curtis said everyone needs to have lights at night especially bicycle commuters.

Hannah Rose is the Move Education Coordinator.

She wore her late grandmother’s bicycle earrings as she put lights on bikes.

Rose also takes bike safety lessons to schools.

The California Highway Patrol is planning a similar giveaway in Isla Vista around the holidays, but officers are still working with UCSB students on a date.

Everyone wants cyclists to be visible to drivers and lights will lead the way.

You will find more information about this weeks event visit https:movesbcounty.org

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Columbia plow crews to hold annual dry run Wednesday; 5 new trucks to be added to fleet

KMIZ on November 4, 2025

Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The City of Columbia Public Works crews will partake in its annual dry snow run Wednesday, according to a Monday evening press release from the city.

Crews will review safety procedures and rehearse snow routes for the upcoming winter season.

The release states a majority of the participants of the exercise will leave between 10-10:30 a.m. from the Grissum Building on 1313 Lakeview Ave.

Residents may see city snowplows throughout the rest of the day.

The release says the Street Division maintains about 1,465 lane miles of roads and 1,100 cul de sacs each winter. Priority routes make up more than 691 lane miles, the release says.

The release also says five new “snow-capable trucks” will be added to the city’s fleet this winter, with two expected to arrive this month and three being added in January.  

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Army veteran speaks at Columbia church about experience delivering aid in Gaza

KMIZ on November 4, 2025

Sam Roe

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Retired Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar, a 25-year army veteran and humanitarian aid worker, spoke on Monday night about his experience in Gaza.

The event was sponsored by Missourians for Justice in Palestine and was hosted at United Methodist Church in Columbia.

Aguilar spent time earlier this year delivering aid as part of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and has spent the past few months as a self-described “whistleblower.” He has been speaking out against what he sees as a lack of aid and its poor administration.

“It was very apparent to me in the very beginning that the distribution of aid was not being done in line with humanitarian principles,” Aguilar said to the crowd. “The amount of aid that was bringing, that was being brought in was far, far below what was sufficient to feed the population.”

Aguilar claimed in some cases, there were only 20 people responsible for distributing aid to groups that numbered in the tens of thousands. He described the scene as being similar to “The Hunger Games” as they would drop off the food while the people fought over it.

“And the more that I, as each day went on of me being there, it became clearly apparent to me that it was an intentional design to further starve the population,” Aguilar said.

“To displace the population for militarized objectives [and] to essentially weaponize food to a starving population.”

The discussion also focused on the current ceasefire deal in Gaza, which Aguilar sees as ineffective, saying leaders need to step up, as there are still people dying in the conflict.

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Local fan joins in on Dodgers parade

KESQ on November 4, 2025

KESQ News Team

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) –  It was a day of celebration in Los Angeles as the city hosted a World Series parade for the second year in a row.

Tens of thousands of fans turned out to the celebration in downtown LA Monday morning, showing off their pride for the team.

Some local fans also made the journey, including local resident Mark Morocco, who’s become a mini-celebrity for bringing his dogs to countless Dodger games in the last decade.  

“It’s been a blessing of seeing the Dodgers just have such a good team and so entertaining going to the games. it’s hard not to be a baseball fan, let alone a Dodger fan,” Morocco said.

Morocco says he started the drive at 6 o’clock this morning and it took three hours — with a lot of traffic — to get to the parade.

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UPDATE: Missing La Pine woman located safe and in good health

KTVZ on November 4, 2025

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(Update: Jezrah Tracy located safe)

LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday Jezrah Tracy has been located and is in good health. Tracy had been missing since Saturday.

Read the full press release below:

“The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is happy to report that Jezrah Starflower Tracy, the woman reported missing, has been located and is in good health.

She was found in La Pine, not far from her last known location. Deschutes County deputies made contact with Tracy, so she is no longer considered a missing person.

Thank you to everyone who shared the information and helped spread the word. Your support makes a difference.”

ORIGINAL REPORT:

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office turned to the public Monday in its efforts to find a missing La Pine woman.

“We need your help locating Jezrah Starflower Tracy, a 29-year-old woman last seen around 1:30 a.m. – 2:00 a.m on Saturday, November 1st, near Woodchip Lane in La Pine,” the agency said in a Facebook posting.

“She left the area on foot and does not own a car,” the sheriff’s office added.

They offered this description of Jezrah:

✅ White female, 5’7”, approximately 125 lbs.

✅ Brown eyes, blonde/strawberry hair

✅ Last seen wearing a blue jacket and blue jeans

✅ Was carrying a cat at the time

Anyone who may have seen Jezrah or has information about her whereabouts is urged to contact non-emergency dispatch at (541) 693-6911.

“We appreciate the community’s support in helping bring Jezrah home safely,” DCSO Public Information Officer Jason Carr said.

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Reactions to Jake Haro sentencing of 25 years to life for murder of infant son  

KESQ on November 4, 2025

Shay Lawson

CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ)  – An emotional plea from Mary Beushausen, Emmanuel Haro’s maternal grandmother in the courtroom on Monday.

“He never gave me a chance to see my grandchildren. He kept my daughter away,” Beushausen said.

Jake Haro, 32, is heading to prison after pleading guilty in the murder of his 7-month old son – Emmanuel Haro.

Jake Haro is sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

The Riverside County District Attorney’s office said Jake Haro was charged with one count each of murder, assault on a child under 8 causing death and filing a false police report.

This as his wife, Rebecca Haro, is scheduled for a separate preliminary hearing.

Diane Blair, who has been following the case, shared her reaction to the sentencing.

“Not harsh enough,” Blair said. “I believe that it needed to be a lot harsher. Emmanuel would have never ended up where he is now had they actually been harsh enough his first sentence, and not let him out with his daughter.”

Jake Haro admitted to assaulting his son, Emmanuel Haro, to the point that it caused his death, according to court documents.

Haro pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and filing a false police report. His guilty pleas were to the court and not a plea agreement with the District Attorney’s Office.

He received an aggregate sentence of 180 days for filing a false police report and six years and 8 months for a prior child abuse case that left an infant girl unable to walk or feed herself for the rest of her life.

“It would have never happened to Emmanuel had he’d been locked up where he should have been,” said Blair.

Stay with News Channel 3 for the full story at 10 p.m. and 11 p.m.

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Comedian Jim Gaffigan is bringing his ‘Everything is Wonderful!’ Tour to Bend next June

KTVZ on November 4, 2025

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NEW YORK (KTVZ) – After a widely successful tour run in 2025, Jim Gaffigan announced on Monday 20 new dates from January through June for his 2026 EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL! TOUR, including a stop in Bend next June.

Tickets will go on sale Friday, November 7 at 10 a.m. (local time) with artist presale beginning Wednesday, November 5 at 10 a.m. local time. To sign up for exclusive presale access and more information, visit jimgaffigan.com, his New York-based publicity firm said. 

The tour will make a Bend stop at Hayden Homes Amphitheater on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.

Jim Gaffigan is an eight-time Grammy nominated comedian, actor, writer, producer, two-time New York Times best-selling author, three-time Emmy winning top touring performer, and multi-platinum-selling recording artist. He is known around the world for his unique brand of humor, which largely revolves around his observations on life. 

His 11th special, The Skinny, premiered on Hulu last winter as the streamer’s first ever original stand up special for their new comedy vertical, Hularious, and garnered almost 100 million clip views online. 

Gaffigan is a top ten comedian according to Forbes’ most recent comedy list and top ten earning comedian in Pollstar. He released his 10th comedy special, Dark Pale, in 2023 on Amazon Prime Video, an unprecedented achievement for the comedian/actor.  Dark Pale was met with critical fanfare with The New York Times calling it, ‘his best yet.” Gaffigan recently finished co-headlining with Jerry Seinfeld for a sold-out multi-city arena tour and in May of 2024, sold out two shows at The Hollywood Bowl during the Netflix Is Joke Festival. 

In 2021 Gaffigan released his 9th special, Comedy Monster, on Netflix, which was nominated for a Grammy Award. He was also recently awarded for being the first comedian to reach one billion streams on Pandora. 

Gaffigan can currently be seen opposite co-stars Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, James Marsden, and Hugh Grant in Netflix’s Unfrosted, which debuted as the #1 movie in the world on Netflix last May. He can also currently be seen as the lead in the well-reviewed and certified fresh Sci-Fi drama, Linoleum, which was named one of Vulture.com’s best movies of 2023 and is currently streaming on Hulu after a theatrical release.

Gaffigan starred as Mr. Smee in Disney’s Peter Pan and Wendy, opposite Jude Law and Yara Shahidi. Also premiering recently, Gaffigan joined the cast of HBO Max’s Full Circle, a limited series from Steven Soderbergh and Ed Solomon which follows an investigation into a botched kidnapping, connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day NY. 

On the silver screen, his many credits include Three Kings, Super Troopers 1 & 2, and Chappaquiddick. 2019 was Gaffigan’s biggest year in film to date with an astonishing eight films releasing, three which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival including Troop Zero with Viola Davis and Alison Janney, Them That Follow and Light From Light – with many festival goers and press calling Gaffigan the “King of Sundance.” Gaffigan was also recently heard in Disney/Pixar’s highly anticipated animated film, Luca, opposite Jacob Tremblay and Maya Rudolph. 

Gaffigan had two films recently in which he debuted as the lead. The comedic film Being Frank, and American Dreamer, a dark thriller which features him as a ride share app worker who moonlights as a private driver for a drug dealer. Gaffigan can also currently be seen opposite Ethan Hawke in IFC Films Tesla, as well as opposite Josh Hartnett in Saban Films’ Most Wanted.

In addition to two seasons of the critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical The Jim Gaffigan Show, which he wrote and produced with his wife Jeannie, Gaffigan has guest-starred on many television comedies and dramas, ranging from Portlandia and Bob’s Burgers to the HBO cult hits Flight of the Concords to dramatic roles in Law & Order.  

Gaffigan regularly makes humorous commentaries on CBS Sunday Morning for which he has won 3 Emmys. In 2018 Jim served as master of ceremony at The Al Smith Memorial dinner. In 2015, Gaffigan had the great honor of performing for Pope Francis and over 1 million festival attendees at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia.  

He and his wife currently live in Manhattan with their five loud and expensive children.

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More of a historic funeral home in Jefferson City can be saved

KMIZ on November 4, 2025

Alison Patton

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Jefferson City Council approved a resolution at Monday’s meeting allowing the Missouri Association of Counties to preserve another portion of the historic Buescher Memorial Home.

The front part of the former funeral was known to be in good condition to renovate and preserve, but MAC Executive Director Steve Hobbs said he thought the additional building on the back side — which was added to the original building — would need to be torn down and rebuilt.

“When the architect first said, ‘I think we can save that back building.’ I said, ‘No, no, no, no, we’re not going to,'” Hobbs said.

Saving the back building will actually give MAC more space to work with for its headquarters, office space and training center.

“This is historically better for the community because that building has been there for 50 years,” Hobbs said.

Renovations and work on the former funeral home begin in January, Hobbs said. The $5 million project is expected to take 18-24 months to complete and open sometime in 2028.

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