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Seminole County clears 63K pounds of trash from 'Junkman's' yard

Alan Davis spent 4 years in prison over his messy yard

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – Seminole County's so-called "Junkman" spoke exclusively with News 6 as he came home to discover his property gone.

[VIDEO:  'Junkman' irate over cleanup, filing case with FBI]

Crews hauled 35 tons of junk from the home in Altamonte Springs to the landfill.

"I'm going to sue the hell out of them," said Alan Davis, who said what the county crews took was not junk.

Alan Davis.

Instead, Davis claims cars and equipment were in working order. The county disagrees.

It's not the first time the county has cleaned up Davis' mess.

The saga began over a decade ago when he said Code Enforcement trespassed on his property. The county has since fined him roughly $1.9 million, and even sent him to prison for four years.

"The Fourth Amendment says I have private property. It's private property, it's not public property. It doesn't make any difference what that neighbor thinks or that neighbor," Davis said. "Everything they took, they claim is a violation of county code. That may be, except I don't have to follow county code. They can kiss my (expletive)."

Davis is not backing down. For him, it's a political protest.

The day-long cleanup Thursday cost Seminole County taxpayers nearly $10,000, which will be billed to Davis. The Sheriff's Office said Davis has been given plenty of warning before officials took action.

Friday, Davis plans to go to the FBI to file a complaint against the sheriff and Code Enforcement.


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