FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A Lehigh Acres, Florida man is facing two counts of child neglect after police say he left two young children alone in a vehicle while he went into a strip club.
23-year-old Willie Lee Jordan, Jr. was arrested Thursday night outside of Scarlett's Cabaret in Fort Myers.
According to Fort Myers Police, the children were found crying in the back seat of an SUV by a citizen around 11 p.m. Police were called to the scene, and arrived to find the citizen, two security personnel, and the children outside the vehicle.
The SUV 's windows were open about two inches while the children were alone inside. The good Samaritans were able to instruct the older child to unlock the doors to get out.
Staff inside the club made an announcement in an effort to locate the caretaker of the children. That's when Jordan exited the club and was greeted by police.
Jordan told officers that he was only inside for one minute, but police had already been on scene for several minutes by that point.
Club staff told police Jordan had been at the club earlier that evening but was turned away for a dress code violation. He later returned properly dressed, and was inside the club for about 20 minutes without checking on the children.
Jordan was arrested and released Friday on $10,000 bond.