A baby was found on a Colorado street Christmas morning. His parents have been arrested.

A 1-month-old baby boy wearing only a diaper was found alone on a Colorado street on Christmas Day and his parents are now under behind bars.

A passerby saw the baby alone in his car seat around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday and stopped to help, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on Facebook. Denver recorded a high of 50 degrees on Wednesday and a low of 34 degrees, according to AccuWeather.

Sgt. Adam Sherman with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office told USA TODAY on Thursday that it’s unclear how long the baby was there but said from what investigators could gather, “it was a relatively short time of just a few minutes.”

“But that’s a few minutes too long for any child to be left alone in that situation,” Sherman said.

After the baby was found, he was taken to a local children’s hospital as a precaution, while detectives canvassed the area, looked into camera footage, and tried to figure out who left the baby there.

Authorities also shared images of the car seat on social media and requested the public to help them identify the infant and his family “so he can be united with his loved ones and the person who abandoned him can be brought to justice.”

Baby’s parents arrested

The biological parents of the infant were later identified, arrested and charged with felony child abuse the same day, police said in a later update. They were identified as Jarvis Sims, 42 and Christina Thurman, 33.

The two had a court hearing Thursday morning and were still in custody of the sheriff’s office on Thursday afternoon, Sherman said. No attorney was listed for them in online court records Thursday.

“From what our investigators could gather is there was an argument yesterday morning between both parents,” Sherman said. “And as they were walking during the argument, unfortunately, the baby was left in the street as each parent left in a different direction.”

Infant in ‘good health’

The baby is in good health, Sherman said, adding he was “cleared to be placed with child protective services last night.”

“Thank you to our community who quickly sprang into action, spread the word, and assisted with sharing the information about this incident,” the sheriff’s office said.

Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@gannett.com and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Baby found alone on Denver street on Christmas Day; parents arrested

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