A local Trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety has been arrested in Coryell County.

Jackie Ford, 48, a Gatesville native, has been charged with 'continuous violence against the family,' a third-degree felony.

Ford was booked into the Coryell County Jail Thursday but has been released after posting a $7,500 bond.

He was magistrated by Justice of the Peace Coy Latham.

Ford has been suspended as a result of the arrest which happened while he was off-duty Thursday, according to DPS officials.

The Coryell County Sheriff's Office is handling the investigation.

Ford is stationed in Gatesville and has been working for DPS since Sept. of 2007, officials said.