South Carolina man arrested after leaving sleeping 6-year-old daughter in line for Pokémon card release, police say
A man was arrested Friday in Charleston, South Carolina after leaving his six-year-old daughter asleep in line outside a Target to hold his place in line for the release of a new Pokémon trading card set, police said.
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South Carolina man arrested after leaving sleeping 6-year-old daughter in line for Pokémon card release, police say
A man was arrested Friday in Charleston, South Carolina after leaving his six-year-old daughter asleep in line outside a Target to hold his place in line for the release of a new Pokémon trading card set, police said.
SC dad left sleeping daughter, 6, outside Target at 1 a.m. to save his spot in line for Pokémon cards: cops
John-Michael Dooley, 35, left his 6-year-old daughter sleeping outside a Target in Charleston at 1 a.m. Friday in line for Pokémon trading cards, police said.
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2 outlets from United States are covering this story: NBC News and New York Post. NBC News published it first, on November 7, 2026; the last outlet to join was New York Post, 10 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Pokémon, South Carolina, John-Michael Dooley, Target and Charleston.
