When a Georgia father was arrested after allegedly leaving his young children unattended at a McDonald’s, he received a swell of support online after he told deputies he had been at a job interview. But now, police say he wasn't at a job interview after all.

The Georgia father accused of leaving his three young children alone at a McDonald’s while he went for a job interview was not looking for work at the time of his arrest, police say.

A Georgia father was arrested after leaving his young children unattended at a McDonald’s while attending a job interview nearby. Chris Louis walked with his three children — ages 1, 6, and 10 — to the restaurant’s indoor play area just before 4:30 p.