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Father Of Baby Taken In Stolen Truck Faces Charges

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - The father of a baby who was abducted in a truck that was stolen now face charges in Colorado Springs.

Police charged Dustin Sargent-Davis with child abuse.

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The three-month-old baby girl was found safe after the truck she was in was stolen on North Carefree Circle on Monday.

Police say Sargent-Davis left the truck unlocked and running while he went inside a business.

The child was found in her car seat about 20 minutes later next to a dumpster.

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"Smiling... she was wide awake. The whole time I had her, she wasn't crying but just kind of a surreal thing to see. I have a 5-year-old child myself," said Matthew Barnes, the man who found the baby girl.

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Police are still looking for the 2007 Dodge grey pickup truck and the suspect who stole the vehicle.

Anyone with information or is a witness to this investigation is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719) 444-7000; or if you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (719) 634-STOP (7867) or 1-800-222-8477.

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