Surveillance video shows the suspect fleeing the store toward a nearby parking lot, though some in-aisle footage was unavailable due to equipment issues.

Witnesses from the two families helped connect the incidents, and authorities identified the suspect and arrested him after reviewing video and tip information.

Scott is being held at the Aiken County Detention Center on charges related to luring a child and solicitation of a minor.

Authorities linked the two encounters through witnesses and video, leading to the arrest on a Friday; he remains jailed in Aiken County.

A man allegedly approached two separate families at a Target in Aiken, South Carolina, offering a mother’s daughter $300 to go to the bathroom with him, with both incidents involving similar solicitation toward children.

Investigators secured warrants and, with community assistance, identified the suspect as William Michael Scott and arrested him in connection with the alleged crimes.

Details about the victims’ identities and the investigation’s ultimate outcome beyond the arrest and charges were not disclosed.

William Michael Scott, 65, was arrested in Aiken on two counts of luring a child in connection with the Target incident.

Security footage placed Scott in several locations described by the victims and shows him entering a dark, possibly older-model black pickup truck.

Scott was arrested on two counts of criminal solicitation of a minor related to attempts to lure children at a Target on Whiskey Road.

The arrest occurred in Aiken on a Friday, with Scott facing two counts tied to the alleged luring at the Target store.

The mothers reported the incidents; local deputies are handling the investigation, and the suspect is detained at the Aiken County Detention Center.