Event Brief
Polk Deputies Arrest Convicted Sex Offender
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Summary: Polk County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 77-year-old convicted sex offender Nelson Smart after authorities say he tried to lure a 12-year-old girl into his white van at a bus stop. The girl declined, boarded the bus, and reported the encounter to the driver, prompting a school resource deputy investigation.
WHO: Nelson Smart; Polk County Sheriff’s Office; Sheriff Grady Judd; a 12-year-old student; school resource deputy
WHAT: Arrested and charged Smart with attempting to entice or lure a child under 14 after an alleged bus-stop approach in a white van.
WHEN: Sep 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Polk County, Florida
WHY: He was arrested and charged with attempting to entice or lure a child under 14 after authorities say he offered to drive the girl to school from a bus stop.
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