Alert Citizen Helps Polk Deputies Apprehend Sex Offender Near Poinciana School Bus Stop

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – An observant citizen’s concern for the safety of children led to the arrest of a registered sex offender who was loitering near a school bus stop in Poinciana.

The incident occurred Friday morning, January 17th, around 8:25 AM. A witness noticed a man standing among young children at a bus stop and felt something was amiss. The citizen contacted the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, prompting deputies to investigate.

Deputies identified the man as 37-year-old Jonathan Louis. While Louis lived near the bus stop, he had no children attending school and could not provide a valid reason for his presence there…

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