The Post and Courier says John-Michael Dooley posted a $40,000 bond and was released the afternoon of Nov. 6. The Charleston Police release still says he is being held.

Unlawful conduct toward a child is the charge on every page fetched here. A release that says he is currently being held, and a later story that says he posted bond the same afternoon, are not the same custody status. NBC News prints both a comment from him and a line that he could not be reached. The child is not named here.

The Charleston Police Department, in a release posted November 6, 2026, and titled Pokémon Cards Over Parenting: Father Arrested After Leaving Young Daughter Alone, reported it arrested a 35-year-old man after he left his six-year-old daughter sleeping in line outside Target so he would not lose his place for the release of a new Pokémon trading card set. It reported that on November 6, 2026, around 2:30 a.m., officers responded to the West Ashley Target after a report of an unattended child, and that the child had been waiting in line with her father, later identified as John-Michael Dooley, 35, of Johns Island. It reported numerous customers had gathered outside overnight. It reported that, according to witnesses, sometime after 1:00 a.m. he gave his daughter a pillow and blanket before leaving her asleep in line, and that after approximately an hour passed without his return, concerned customers contacted police. It reported that when he returned, witnesses identified him and he was arrested, and that during an interview with detectives he admitted he had returned home, leaving his daughter unattended so he could maintain his place in line and avoid missing the opportunity to purchase the cards. It reported the child was unharmed and placed into emergency protective custody with the South Carolina Department of Social Services. It reported he is charged with Unlawful Conduct Toward a Child and is currently being held at the Al Cannon Detention Center. The release lists Sgt. Daniel Wilson as the media contact. It does not print a bond, a street, or the name of the card set. The child is not named. The Post and Courier, by Komlavi Adissem, on a page whose record lists datePublished as 2026-11-08T11:30:00-05:00 and whose article text fetched here did not print a clock, reported officers responded around 2:30 a.m. on November 6 after reports of an unattended child, and that the young girl had been waiting in line with her father, 35-year-old John-Michael Dooley, for a new Pokemon trading card set. Pokemon, without the accent, is the Post and Courier. Pokémon, with the accent, is the police release. It reported other customers told police that sometime after 1:00 a.m. he had given his daughter a blanket and pillow before leaving her asleep in front of the store. A blanket and pillow, and in front of the store, on the Post and Courier, and a pillow and blanket, and asleep in line, on the release, are not the same sentence. It reported bystanders called police after roughly an hour, and that during an interview with investigators he, a Johns Island resident, admitted he had gone home and left his daughter unattended to save his spot in line so he could have a chance to buy the cards. Investigators, and save his spot, on the Post and Courier, and detectives, and maintain his place, on the release, are not the same words. It reported he was charged with unlawful conduct toward a child and received a $40,000 bond, and that he posted bail and was released the afternoon of Nov. 6. Currently being held, on the Nov. 6 release, and released the afternoon of Nov. 6, on the Post and Courier, are not the same custody status. The Post and Courier does not print a clock for that afternoon. The child is not named.

WCSC, by Live 5 Web Staff, published Nov. 6, 2026, at 2:25 p.m. EST and updated at 4:40 p.m. EST, reported a Johns Island man was arrested after police say he left his 6-year-old daughter sleeping in line outside a Target to hold his place for a Pokémon card release, and that John-Michael Dooley, 35, is charged with unlawful conduct toward a child. It reported Charleston officers responded to the West Ashley store around 2:30 a.m. Friday after a report of an unattended child, that witnesses said sometime after 1 a.m. he gave his daughter a pillow and blanket before leaving her asleep in line, and that after he had been gone for about an hour, concerned customers called police. It reported that when he returned, witnesses identified him and he was arrested, and that police said he told detectives he had gone home and left his daughter at the store to maintain his place in line. At the store, on WCSC, and returned home, on the release, are both accounts of the same interview. They are not the same sentence. It reported the girl was unharmed and placed in emergency protective custody with the South Carolina Department of Social Services. The 4:40 p.m. EST update does not print a bond, a release, or the Al Cannon Detention Center. A caption on that page reads Charleston County. ABC News 4, by ABC News 4 Staff, on a page whose dateline reads WCIV and whose record lists article:published_time as 2026-11-07T16:02:00.000Z, with no clock printed in the article text fetched here, reported a 35-year-old Johns Island man was arrested after police say he left his 6-year-old daughter asleep in line outside a West Ashley Target while he went home to avoid losing his place for a Pokémon card release. It reported he admitted going home and leaving her unattended so he could keep his place in line and buy the cards, and that he is charged with unlawful conduct toward a child and is being held at the Al Cannon Detention Center. Being held, on a page dated Nov. 7, and released the afternoon of Nov. 6, on the Post and Courier, are not the same status. ABC News 4 does not print a bond. The child is not named.

NBC News, by Matt Lavietes and Madison Lambert, Nov. 7, 2026, at 11:59 a.m. EST, updated at 12:19 p.m. EST, reported a man was arrested in Charleston, South Carolina, on Friday after leaving his 6-year-old daughter asleep outside a Target to hold his place in line for a new Pokémon trading card set, police said. It reported officers responded around 2:30 a.m. to the Target in Charleston's West Ashley neighborhood after a report of an unattended child, the Charleston Police Department said in a news release, and that they found the girl alone. They found the girl alone is NBC News. The release says that when officers arrived they learned the child had been waiting in line with her father. Those are not the same sentence. It reported police identified the father as John-Michael Dooley, 35, of Johns Island, South Carolina. It reported the latest expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, "Mega Evolution — Delta Reign," went on sale Friday, and that packs starts at around $5. Packs starts is the spelling on that page. The set name and the price are NBC News. They are not on the police release, the Post and Courier, WCSC, or ABC News 4. It reported the release does not say whether he intended to buy the cards for himself or his daughter. It reported he declined to discuss the allegations with NBC News in detail, citing advice from his attorney, and that he said media coverage has been inaccurate but did not specify what was wrong. It also reported he is being held at the Al Cannon Detention Center, according to the release, and could not immediately be reached for comment. Declined to discuss, and could not immediately be reached, are both on that page. They are not the same status. Asleep outside a Target, in the NBC News lede, and asleep in line, later on that page and on the release, and in front of the store, on the Post and Courier, are not the same place. No page fetched here printed a plea. The child is not named on any of them. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.