Emmanuel was reported missing Aug. 14 under suspicious circumstances after his mother said she was attacked and knocked unconscious outside a Big 5 store in Yucaipa, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

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

The case of a missing 7-month-old in Southern California has taken an ominous turn after the boy's parents reportedly gave authorities inconsistent statements on what happened in a Big 5 parking lot last week and since have stopped cooperating with law enforcement.