He was arrested in 1982 in Collier County for cocaine trafficking, serving five years in prison. In 2000, he was arrested on charges of identity theft -- using the name George Earl Taylor -- of possessing a fake driver license and fake vehicle registration, as well as possession of marijuana and resisting arrest. He served 18 months probation.
There is not a credible witness. Druggies make false accusations all the time and it usually falls into the catagory of , "everyone else is doing it." Cops and prosecutors get burned all the time when they rely on these types of winesses, and most of them, repeat most of them, know better.