An off-duty officer with the Scottsboro Police Department was arrested after a domestic dispute on Monday morning.
An SPD spokesperson says 32-year-old Patrick W. Pereira, of Section, Alabama, is charged with domestic violence in the third degree.
Details of what led to his arrest have not been released.
After a preliminary investigation, Pereira was arrested at his home on Cherry Street and placed in the Scottsboro City Jail.
The Scottsboro Police Department says Pereira, who has been employed with the agency since 2020, has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation.