A South Carolina man has been arrested and accused of leaving his 6-year-old daughter asleep outside a Target store overnight to hold his place in line for Pokémon cards, it has been reported.

According to the Washington Post, John-Michael Dooley, 35, had been waiting with his daughter outside the store this past Friday in Charleston's West Ashley district, where a throng of Pokémon fans had slowly gathered overnight in anticipation of a newly released set of the popular trading cards.

A news release from the Charleston Police Department states that officers arrived at the store around 2:30am after receiving reports of an unattended child. Witnesses at the scene told police that Dooley handed his daughter a blanket and a pillow sometime after 1am, before leaving her asleep in his spot in line. Wheen Dooley failed to return after an hour, these concerned witnesses were forced to contact the authorities.

Eventually Dooley returned to the store and was promptly arrested. In an interview with authorities, he admitted to police that he had gone home and left his young daughter unattended so that he could hold his spot in the line, according to the Charleston Police.

Dooley was then charged with unlawful conduct toward a child. Police said that the girl was unharmed and immediately placed into emergency protective custody.

News of this shocking act of Pokémon card-related parental neglect comes only days after the father of late Pokémon influencer Avery the Poké Kid made a very moving plea to The Pokémon Company to create a special card in honor of his son.

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