Two people face child abuse charges after a 5-year-old boy was found naked in a convenience store parking lot early Sunday morning.

Kenneth Lee Stigall, 33, and Betty Jean Stigall, 29, of Eastgate Drive, were each charged with misdemeanor child abuse and given a $2,000 bond, said Statesville Police Department Public Information Officer Chan Austin.

Officers were called to the Kangaroo Express, 131 Turnersburg Road, around 6:16 a.m. Sunday after receiving a report of a nude small child inside the store. Officers spoke with store employees, who said the child was seen running around the parking lot before walking into the store.

The employees told officers no one seemed to be with the child.

Officers spoke with the boy in an attempt to learn his name and where he lived, but they were unable to get any information. Officers checked businesses and hotels in the area, Austin said.

Officers later received a call from someone at a local hotel who said the parents of the child were there. While being interviewed, the parents said the child must have left their room while they were sleeping, Austin said.

The Department of Social Services was contacted and a representative came to the scene to investigate. After gathering information, the parents were charged and DSS took temporary custody of the 5-year-old as well as two other children, ages 4 and 12.