PUEBLO, Colo. (WHDH) — A woman is facing a child abuse charge after she allegedly forced her young son into the trunk of a car in Pueblo, Colorado on Wednesday afternoon.

Officers responding to a report of possible child abuse on N. Norwood Avenue around 2:20 p.m. learned that 33-year-old Chelsea Trujillo forcefully placed her 5-year-old son in the trunk of her vehicle, according to Pueblo police.

Police put out a call for information on the whereabouts of Trujillo and her child, who are homeless, before announcing around 7:15 p.m. Thursday that they had been located.

Trujillo was placed under arrest on charges of child abuse and restraining order violation.

No additional information has been released.

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