PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – A woman is speaking out after experiencing an alleged sexually charged traffic stop by a former City of Prairie View Police officer who did not have the authority to pull her over, according to records.
68-year-old Scott Mills is charged with official oppression and is under investigation by Houston Police.
The woman spoke exclusively with KPRC 2 News reporter Corley Peel. She asked to remain anonymous about the traumatic incident that has left her struggling with depression, nightmares and even costing the woman her job.
The incident happened in June 2024, not long after the woman moved to Houston from a different state. Mills allegedly pulled the woman over unlawfully while she was stopped at a red light on Ella Boulevard, talking on the phone with her boss.
“He’s just tapping his hand like, ‘Hey, pull over.’ He didn’t turn on his lights or anything, but I just saw ‘police’ on the side of the car,” she said.
Mills was wearing a full uniform and driving a black SUV with “Police” generically written on the side.
To avoid trouble, the woman pulled into a Family Dollar parking lot, where Mills began a sexually charged conversation.
“He was like, ‘Hey, do you know why you got pulled over, young lady?’ And I was like, ‘No.’ He was like, ‘You wish it was a white cop that pulled you over today.’ He asked me, ‘Do you think I’m the devil or the angel?’” she recalled.
The woman said Mills touched her lashes and the side of her neck near a tattoo, then asked if she liked to be penetrated. The conversation turned vulgar as Mills asked her about sexual acts and to expose her breast, promising to let her go if she complied.
“I won’t give you a ticket today, just take my number. If you take my number, talk to me on your way to work and I’ll let you go,” Mills allegedly said.
The woman took his number but called the police.
FLOCK cameras linked Mills and his vehicle to the incident. Houston Police learned Mills was a City of Prairie View officer but was outside his jurisdiction at the time of the stop. He was questioned a year later and denied remembering the incident, stating, “I don’t pull people over.”
Since then, Mills worked as a reserve deputy at the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office but was let go after the investigation came to light.
Mills was arrested on Monday and is now charged with official oppression, a misdemeanor. He made his $100 dollar bond. Corley called him to get his side of the story, but he did not answer.
When asked about the incident, the woman said, “I’m a Black girl, and he’s a Black officer, so it makes me feel bad about myself because why would a Black officer want to pull me over and harass me? You shouldn’t want to do that. Out of everybody, you should want to be there for us.”
She hopes Mills will be held accountable, whether that means losing his TCOLE license, upgrading charges or jail time.
The City of Prairie View police told KPRC 2 News that Mills was dismissed in January 2025, but the police chief was not informed of the reasons. The San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office said Prairie View Police did not inform them of the investigation during the hiring process.