The loud music and gunshots emanating from James Henslick’s property concerned neighbors.

Over the course of several months, they said the 34-year-old directed speakers toward their property on Smith Creek Road, in the woods southwest of Fort Braden, and cranked blaring rap music. He is also known to fire guns throughout the night on the property.

Leon County Sheriff’s deputies responded to his house 14 times since October and issued an arrest warrant the same month for breach of peace. He was arrested on that charge Friday.

On Sunday, they arrested him again when they responded to complaints of loud music and gunshots, which investigators say peppered the bushes in his neighbor’s yard across the road while she spoke with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers.

The officer “deployed his rifle, fearing they were being fired upon,” according to court records.

The gunfire sounded like it was being directed toward the roadway, according to LCSO. As deputies sat near his house, Henslick was observed walking down his driveway wearing a bulletproof vest, a hip holster for a handgun and a knife. He was put in handcuffs and questioned.

He denied shooting toward the road, but said he did like to shoot guns while drinking. They searched his property and found multiple handguns, rifles and shotguns.

Deputies noted the property was powered by solar panels and a generator.

“It was apparent Henslick was trying to create a self-sustaining, off-the-grid survivalist residence,” deputies wrote in their report.

He was charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, commission of a felony while wearing body armor, breach of peace and reckless discharge of a firearm.

Neighbors reported Henslick's odd behavior several times before he was arrested last weekend.

On Oct. 30, neighbors reported a recurring problem with Henslick playing loud music and firing guns for hours on end. They noted that he would at times play Taps followed by rounds of gunfire, “which was very creepy.”

They reported him shooting guns in the middle of the night before. He then converted to playing spoken word sermons and loud music.

During that call, deputies went onto the property but did not find Henslick or a house. What they did find was two shipping containers stacked on top of each other with a speaker atop facing his neighbors' homes. Two assault rifles and a bolt-action rifle were found unsecured inside the opening to one container.

“The placement of the speaker indicated that the purpose of music was to provoke the neighbors,” they wrote, noting that they unplugged it before leaving the house.

A half-hour later, deputies received a complaint of loud music coming from the property.

Contact Karl Etters at ketters@tallahassee.com or @KarlEtters on Twitter.