Charleston Police Arrest Man Who Left Daughter in Overnight Pokémon Card Line
Charleston Police arrested 35-year-old John-Michael Dooley outside a West Ashley Target store on Friday.
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Why it matters
The arrest puts a criminal charge on the overnight card-release queue, a retail ritual that now carries its own policing record in Charleston.
Key Facts
- Charleston Police arrested 35-year-old John-Michael Dooley outside the West Ashley Target store on Friday.
- Police say Dooley left his six-year-old daughter unattended overnight for a Pokémon Trading Card Game release.
- Witnesses said Dooley gave his daughter a pillow and blanket before leaving the Target around 1:00 a.m.
- Police said Dooley admitted returning home to keep his place in line.
- Dooley was charged with unlawful conduct toward a child and is held at the Al Cannon Detention Center.
Police say he left his six-year-old daughter unattended overnight for a Pokémon Trading Card Game release, giving her a pillow and blanket before leaving around 1:00 a.m. Detectives say Dooley admitted returning home to keep his place in line. He was charged with unlawful conduct toward a child and taken to the Al Cannon Detention Center.
Witnesses told Charleston Police that Dooley gave the girl a pillow and blanket before walking away from the West Ashley Target around 1:00 a.m. The department said it received a report that the child had been left alone for more than an hour.
Police said the girl was unharmed and placed into emergency protective custody with the South Carolina Department of Social Services. Dooley is held at the Al Cannon Detention Center on a charge of unlawful conduct toward a child.
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