A Pensacola man is accused of threatening an animal control officer and then assaulting a deputy after neighbors complained his chickens were wandering free around the neighborhood.

According to an arrest report obtained by WEAR in Pensacola, an Escambia County (Fla.) Animal Control officer went to the home of 21-year-old Adrian Demone Hall to round up Hall’s chickens, which neighbors had said were roaming free about the neighborhood.

When the officer began to round up the chickens, however, Hall came out of the house armed with a steak knife and yelled “Hell no, you’re not taking my chickens,” according to the report.

The animal control officer backed away, retreating to her vehicle and calling for backup. While the officer was at her vehicle, Hall took the animal control transport carrier and threw it over the fence and also cut the officer’s catch net.

Deputies ultimately arrived and took Hall into custody.

When they arrived at the jail, a deputy began to assist Hall out of the patrol car. As he emerged, Hall headbutted the deputy and kicked him twice, the report said.

Hall is charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer; battery on a law enforcement officer; and criminal mischief. He remained in the Escambia County Jail as of Friday afternoon, held under $21,000 bond.