Fake officer strikes woman in head during traffic stop; deputies seek witnesses
By Kelcie Bolden
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ALCORN COUNTY, Miss. (WAPT) — The Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman reported being attacked by someone posing as law enforcement early Thursday morning.
Deputies said they received a crash alert around 6:30 a.m. near the intersection of Highway 72 and County Road 605. When deputies arrived, they were unable to locate any vehicle in the area.
About 30 minutes later, the sheriff’s office was called to Magnolia Hospital after a woman arrived reporting an assault.
According to deputies, the woman told investigators she had been pulled over by an unknown vehicle with a blue light on the dashboard. She said a white man wearing a dark-colored T-shirt asked for her driver’s license before striking her in the head with an object, causing her to lose consciousness.
The woman told authorities she woke up and drove herself to the hospital. Her condition has not been released.
Deputies are asking anyone who was traveling along Highway 72 around that time and saw anything suspicious to contact the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office.
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