GALLATIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Gallatin police officer was arrested by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents this week and charged with domestic assault.
The TBI said Vincent Marquez is accused of assaulting a juvenile related to his girlfriend while off duty in early April.
He has since been released from the Sumner County Jail.
In response to his arrest, the Gallatin Police Department released the following statement:
"In April of this year the department was made aware of allegations of domestic assault against MPO Vincent Marquez. The information was forwarded to District Attorney Ray Whitley who requested an independent investigation be conducted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. MPO Marquez was decommissioned and placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
Today MPO Vincent Marquez was charged with one count of Domestic Assault. He will remain on administrative leave pending the outcome of the charges in court on July 15, 2020."
