Accused Cop Impersonator, Sexual Assault Suspect Sent Back To Prison For Probation Violation

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A Pontotoc County man will head back to prison to serve the remaining 15 years of a sentence because he violated his probation.

During the 90 minute revocation hearing, 44 year old Louis Winston Scott sat by himself, arms and legs shackled, as investigators from the Lee and Union County Sheriff’s Departments, presented their evidence.

Back in 2000, Scott was sentenced to 30 years in prison, with 15 suspended, for kidnapping and two counts of sexual battery. He was on probation when authorities say he downloaded a free cell phone app that flashed alternating red and blue lights.

He is accused of using that app to stop a woman just north of Tupelo around 1 40 in the morning on August 26th. That victim became suspicious when she saw the suspect with a knife, sped off and called 9 1 1.

A short time later, Scott is accused of using the police lights app to stop a second victim on I 22 just west of Blue Springs. In that case, he is accused of forcing the victim into his car, driving her to a remote area of Union County and sexually assaulting her. He drove her back to her car and released her.

Judge Paul Funderburk ruled there was sufficient probable cause to find Scott had violated his probation.

“This individual will be placed back in the state penitentiary, not only will he have to serve the 15 years but it’s a day for day sentence, where he cannot get out early, he cannot get out on probation or parole, we won’t have another victim of somebody that’s out on probation,” said Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson.

While he’s pleased that Scott’s probation was revoked, Sheriff Johnson wonders why the convicted sex offender wasn’t locked up earlier this year. In February, Louis Winston Scott pleaded guilty in Pontotoc Justice Court to misdemeanor charges of domestic violence, along with two counts of obstructing access to an emergency vehicle.
That is a violation of his probation, but Scott was still out on the streets.

“I mean we deal with it everyday, there are hundreds of people on probation, parole and early release, coming up with this theory that we’re saving money for taxpayers by not having to incarcerate them but look at the danger that you’re putting citizens of our community in by these individuals being out,” Sheriff Johnson said.

Scott is now in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He still faces an attempted kidnapping charge in Lee County, along with three counts of sexual battery, one count of attempted armed robbery and kidnapping in Union County. He will have to come back to face those charges.

An MDOC spokesperson confirmed that the case is being reviewed.