Central Florida Man Again Sent To Prison For Stockpiling Junk

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- The man known as Seminole County's "most annoying neighbor" is heading back behind bars, according to Local 6 News.

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	'Annoying Neighbor' Gets Prison Davis Arrested Again Man Released To Clean Yard

Alan Davis, 49, gained national attention for spreading junk across his front yard, including a giant statue of a human buttock.

Davis accumulated more than 10 year's worth of what officials call junk. He had airplane parts, broken-down cars and fiberglass in his yard. Neighbors have complained about Davis and the piles of junk and rats in his yard for more than 10 years, according to Local 6 News.

Davis, 49, had been placed on house arrest in September after serving nearly a year in prison for illegal dumping and creating and maintaining a public nuisance.

On Monday, a judge sentenced Davis to three years in prison for violations of his house arrest, including failing to return home from work on time and keeping part of a World War II fighter plane in his yard.

"Mr. Davis is marching to the beat of his own drum at all times," the judge said.

Davis, a mechanic and welder, claims he's the victim of a government conspiracy and that he's merely fighting to protect his property rights. He was an artist, he insisted, and the pieces of junk were his supplies.

But neighbors and officials said Davis' lawn is an eyesore and he's flaunted the law for years. Once, when a judge ordered him to move the trash, he put it on his roof.

Monday, the Department of Corrections said Davis violated his probation when he failed to return home at the time designated by his probation officer on two separate occasions.

"I sent him a message though the monitoring company to go home now," Department of Corrections official Lisa Farr said in court. "I then called his residence. He had a voice privacy thing. His wife answered and she said at that time that she didn't know where he was at, but she would find him."

In the hallway outside the courtroom, his wife, Aileen Davis, said, "This is crazy. This is a victimless crime."

Previous Stories:

November 6, 2003: 'Annoying Neighbor' Gets Prison
October 3, 2003: 'Junk Man' Arrested Again During Yard Cleanup
October 1, 2003: 'Annoying Neighbor' Moves Buttocks Statue, Items
September 30, 2003: 'Annoying Neighbor' Granted Work Release To Clean Yard
September 18, 2003: 'Junkman' Found Guilty, Jailed Until Sentencing
September 18, 2003: Neighbors Testify Against Seminole's 'Annoying Neighbor'
September 16, 2003: 'Most Annoying Neighbor' Faces Prison For Junky Yard
July 12, 2003: County Confiscates Vehicles From 'Most Annoying Neighbor'
July 4, 2003: Seminole's 'Most Annoying Neighbor' Delays Court Hearing
June 30, 2003: 'Most Annoying Neighbor' Faces Cleaning Deadline

"Mr. Davis is marching to the beat of his own drum at all times," the judge said."

One man's junk is another man's treasure.

I used to collect pre war cars in the early 1970s after American Graffitti came out. I had a 1935 Plymouth Coupe and I was looking for body parts. In my area there were a lot of packrat junk dealers who dealt in old car parts. To find them you had to be involved with secretive collectors and you had to prove to them that you had a car and you were a serious restorer.

I got a lead on a guy in Duncan BC who owned a shed on the Island Highway and paid him a visit. He not only had rafters of body parts for my make he had gaskets, piston rings and ignition parts for every American car going back to Model T's in their original packaging.

His prices were ridiculous. $2.00 for a head gasket that would cost you $500.00 in travel expences to buy at a big US swap meet.

Today's eccentric junk dealer is tomorrow's archeologist.

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Central Fla. Man Again Sent To Prison For Stockpiling Junk