New details released on man who disappeared after visiting Southern California coffee shop

New details were released on the search for a man who disappeared in 2023 after visiting a coffee shop in Southern California.

Emilio Salem Ghanem, 42, of Nashville, was reported missing on May 25, 2023, after he visited a Starbucks on Redlands Boulevard in Redlands.

He was driving a rented Nissan Frontier pickup truck that surveillance cameras captured later that day in Grand Terrace. However, that was the last time he was seen alive. Loved ones have not been able to reach him since and authorities have been working to find him.

On Aug. 1, 2025, investigators confirmed that his rental truck had been located, along with other personal belongings and evidence. Ghanem, however, remains missing.

Ghanem was a member of “His Way Spirit Led Assemblies,” a religious organization based in Hemet. He had left that organization shortly before his disappearance, police said.

He also worked for Fullshield, Inc., a pest control business that was owned and operated by the religious group. The business now operates under the name “Maxguard,” according to detectives.

Ghanem is described as a white man who stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. He has hazel eyes and black hair.

Redlands police also learned that another member of the religious group was reported missing in 2019 and has not been seen since. That case remains under investigation by the Claremont Police Department.

Anyone who knows Ghanem’s whereabouts or has information on his disappearance is asked to call the Redlands Police Detective Bureau at 909-551-4424 or email missingperson_emilio@redlandspolice.org.

The public can also call Redlands Police Dispatch at 909-798-7681 ext. 1. Reports can be submitted online here.