The father who left his 6-year-old daughter alone in the crowd for collection was arrested!

NEWS CENTER/ In the city of Charleston, South Carolina, USA, a father named John-Michael Dooley, 35, left his sleeping 6-year-old daughter alone in the queue in front of the store in order not to lose her place in the queue to buy the new series of popular Pokémon cards.

According to the information obtained by the Metro news site, the incident took place the night before the 'Mega Evolution - Delta Reign' series, the last expansion pack of the card game, will be available. While long queues formed in front of the store since the morning hours, it was stated that Dooley gave his daughter only a pillow and blanket and left her to sleep among other people in the queue.

CUSTOMERS INFORMED THE POLICE

In the statement made by the Charleston Police Department, it was stated that the teams were dispatched in front of a Target store upon the report of an "unattended child" on November 6, 2026. Eyewitnesses reported that the father left the little girl in line at around 01:00 at night. When the father did not return for about an hour, worried customers reported the situation to the police.

Police teams arrived at the scene and detained John-Michael Dooley, who returned after a while, upon identification by witnesses.

'HE WENT HOME TO NOT LOST HIS TURN'

Dooley, who confessed his crime in his statement to the police, said that he left his daughter there and went home alone in order not to lose his place in the queue and not to miss the opportunity to buy the cards.

The little girl, who was reported to be unharmed in the incident, was taken under emergency protection by the South Carolina Department of Social Services. Father John-Michael Dooley was arrested and sent to prison on charges of "Unlawful Attitude and Neglect Towards the Child".