A Franklin Police Officer and his wife were arrested Sunday night after an alleged domestic disturbance.

Franklin Police Chief Tim O’Sullivan says that officers from his department responded to a home in the 1000 block of Spring Meadow Court on an incident involving Officer Bryan Burton. The chief says that once it was learned that an FPD officer was involved, he requested that the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department take over the investigation.

Johnson County authorities say that when deputies arrived they spoke with Jordan Burton, the officer’s wife. She allegedly told officers that her husband had grabbed her by the arm when she tried to leave with their 7-month-old baby. She also alleges that Officer Burton took her keys, and then began removing the battery from her car.

Another witness, a teenage male son of Officer Burton, reportedly told police that his father was trying to keep Jordan Burton from leaving with the baby because there was no car seat in the vehicle and that she was handling the baby “like a football.” He added that his father tried to stop his step-mother from leaving by “shuffling in front” of her. The teen also told deputies that the woman had struck his father with a closed fist during the altercation, noting that he didn’t see his father grab the woman.

Both parties were arrested. Franklin Police retrieved all department owned property, including Burton’s service weapon, from him. Chief O’Sullivan says that Officer Burton is on unpaid leave pending a merit commission hearing. He adds that he is “disappointed” in the arrest, adding that “incidents of this nature simply cannot be tolerated in our community.”