A Davie man accused of possessing 144 images of child pornography is expected to make his first court appearance in a Broward courtroom on Thursday.

Orville Bullitt, 45, was scheduled to appear before a bond court judge on Wednesday, but the hearing was postponed after officials learned the man’s family had hired a new attorney.

Bullitt is being held at the Broward County Main Jail on a $1.4 million bond, records show.

He was arrested last week at his mother’s house in Osceola County.

Investigators labeled at least 144 images found on his laptop, thumb drive and external discs as child pornography. State law enforcement agents believe some of the children in the collection are from South Florida.

The photographs were found after a search warrant was served at Bullitt’s former home in the 7600 block of Northwest 12th Street in Pembroke Pines. Some of the photos depicted children younger than 10.

Though police announced the arrest and charges on Friday, the investigation into Bullitt’s alleged child pornography activities began “a couple of years” ago, said Addy Villanueva, special agent in charge of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Miami operations center.

FDLE investigators, working with a multi-agency task force that included Pembroke Pines and Davie police, first took notice of Bullitt when he “advertised” child pornography images on an online file-sharing site, said Will Hernandez, an FDLE special agent.

Police traced the images to Bullitt’s home in Pembroke Pines.

Officials said victims or parents whose children have been in contact with Bullitt should call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 800-843-5678.

Miami Herald reporting was included in this report.