# SC dad left sleeping daughter, 6, outside Target at 1 a.m. to save his spot in line for Pokémon cards: cops

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sc-dad-left-sleeping-daughter-6-outside-target-at-1-a-m-to-save-his-spot-in-line-for-pokemon-cards-cops/
- Published: 2026-11-08T03:00:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T03:57:31+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/07/us-news/south-carolina-dad-left-sleeping-daughter-6-outside-target-at-1-a-m-to-save-his-spot-in-line-for-pokemon-cards-cops/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Father arrested after leaving his daughter alone outside Target.
- Police say he went home to keep his place in the Pokémon queue.
- The child was unharmed and placed in protective custody.

## Summary

A South Carolina father was arrested after police say he left his six-year-old daughter sleeping outside a Charleston Target at about 1 a.m. while he went home. Police said he did so to keep his place in a queue for a new Pokémon card release, leaving the child alone for more than an hour.

Concerned people in the queue called police at about 2.30 a.m., and officers arrested John-Michael Dooley, 35, after he returned. He was charged with unlawful conduct towards a child, with bond set at $40,000, and is due back in court on 12 December. The child was unharmed and placed in emergency protective custody; the card collections released that Friday, with packs starting at about $5.

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