'King Of Junk' Sent To Jail

A judge is holding Paul Hamman in contempt of court for not removing the towers of trash and junk cars scattered all over his property.

The Semmes man was originally charged with criminal littering in January 2008. The judge gave him multiple extensions to get the work done.

Ginger Parker, Hamman's attorney, says her client has worked hard to remove the junk from around his home on Redstone Drive East. But she says the cleanup can't be done over night.

"There's a lot of stuff on that property," Parker said. "It took a long time to get there and its going to take a long time to remove it."

Hamman will serve 5 days in jail. Once he's released, he'll have another three months to clean it up or end back in court.

Hamman's son says the junk is not hurting anyone and he wishes the court would heave his father alone. But since that's not going to happen, he's desperate to get his father some help. If you can help remove the junk, call Paul Hamman Jr. at 251.644.7084.