By Associated Press - Thursday, November 15, 2018

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Police have charged a man with misdemeanor child abuse after a 3-year-old boy was found wandering in the street.

News sources report Greensboro police said the boy was found wandering in the street near an apartment complex around 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

The boy’s father, 35-year-old Robert Terelle Townsend, was charged in the case. He is jailed on a $2,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday. It’s not known if he has an attorney.

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Authorities said the child has been returned to his mother.

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