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Charges of resisting an officer dropped against 'Junk Man' in Orange County

A Seminole County man who has caused quite the stink over the condition of his house and property was scheduled to go to trial Wednesday in Orange County. 
Alan Davis was accused of resisting an officer without violence.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The incident happened four years ago, and Davis said there's no evidence he committed a crime. A judge agreed and the charged was removed from Davis' record. The circumstances surrounding the incident were not released. 

Davis’ troubles span almost two decades. He became well known in Central Florida as the “Junk Man” because of the conditions of his Altamonte Springs home and property.
Davis has represented himself in court, with questionable success and decorum.
For more than a decade, Davis' Alpine Drive home was covered in trash, odd decorations, old cars and weeds.

Photos: Previous images of Junk Man's home

At one point, the county removed 35 tons of trash from the property after fines led to more than $2 million in liens.
Channel 9 is working to find out what led to the charges in Orange County.  

Article (2015): 35 tons of trash removed from Junk Man's yard

Steve Barrett

Steve Barrett, WFTV.com

Reporter Steve Barrett returned to WFTV in mid-2017 after 18 months in the Twin Cities, where he worked as Vice President of Communications for an Artificial Intelligence software firm aligned with IBM.

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