The Polk county Sheriff's Office made an arrest Friday, January 17, 2024, after an alert citizen in Poinciana saw something suspicious, and reported it to deputies.

At around 8:25 am, the witness noticed a man standing amongst small children at a school bus stop and felt that there was just something not quite right about the unknown man. 

Deputies arrived and made contact with the suspect; he was identified as 37-year old Jonathan Louis of Poinciana.
 
Louis told deputies that he lived near the bus stop, but had no children who go to school. He was unable to provide deputies with a reason why he was hanging out at a school bus stop. 

A check of Louis' background revealed that he is a registered sex offender since a conviction in Lake County back in 2004 for Lewd & Lascivious Battery (victim 12-15yrs).

After his release from jail in December of 2024, Louis failed to notify his parole officer as required, to report where he was residing.

Jonathan Louis was arrested and taken to the Polk County Jail where he was charged with Violation of Probation for Failure to Register, and Loitering by Sex Offender within 300-feet of Children.