An Alaska man claiming that the laws of Florida were not applicable to him was arrested and booked into jail after police said he screamed expletives inside the Tax Collector’s office in Melbourne.

John Wilson, described by authorities as homeless, was charged with disturbing the peace and resisting an officer after Melbourne police were called to the Tax Collector’s office on Sarno Road to investigate a disturbance, reports show.

Police said Wilson had gone to the office and began yelling expletives at employees while in the waiting room. A manager asked Wilson to leave but Wilson refused, reports show.

Officers arrived moments later and were told by Wilson that the laws of Florida did not apply to him.

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Wilson was arrested and booked into the Brevard County Jail Complex in Sharpes. He remains held at the facility on a $7,500 bond, jail records show.

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