LAFAYETTE — A domestic fight between 32-year-old Kayla Waneta Thomas and her husband, 33-year-old Jarred Levi Thomas, escalated Saturday afternoon to the point of a shot being fired, according to the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office.

The sheriff's office reports deputies have responded numerous times to the Thomas' home in the 3000 block of Bardsdell Street, but the call at 1:15 p.m. Saturday was the first time involving a shot being fired.

Jarred Thomas startled Kayla Thomas, which started an argument, according to the sheriff's office.

Kayla Thomas asked her husband to leave the house, but he didn't, so Kayla Thomas retrieved a handgun, according to the sheriff's office.

She fired one time to scare her husband, according to the sheriff's deputies reports.

Deputies arrested Kayla Thomas on a preliminary charge of criminal reckless. She was released from the Tippecanoe County Jail at 6:45 p.m. Saturday after posting bond.

Deputies arrested Jarred Thomas on a preliminary charge of intimidation for things he's alleged to have said during the argument, according to the sheriff's office. He posted bond at 4:25 a.m. Sunday.

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