A Chandler husband accused of putting his child in a freezer appeared in court in Phoenix.

Chandler police said 24-year-old Chance Kracke told police he was high on methamphetamine when he placed his son in the freezer Aug. 16.

Kracke was arrested for child abuse, drug paraphernalia and animal cruelty. A court commissioner set bond at $27,000.

Kracke told police he was preparing food when he put the boy on the bottom shelf of his freezer and closed the door because the kitchen floor was too dirty.

Kracke says he removed the baby after a few minutes when it began crying.

Kracke’s wife Leanne was arrested Sunday on two counts of child abuse and two counts of drug paraphernalia. A court commissioner let her out on bond.