A Polk County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Wednesday on domestic violence charges involving her husband, who is also a deputy.

Consuelo Gallegos-Bias, 44, is facing charges of battery domestic violence, resisting an officer without violence and tampering with evidence.

According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Gallegos-Bias’ adult son contacted deputies after he heard his parents arguing in their master bedroom.

The son, as well as two other family members who were in the home at the time, said Gallegos-Bias was arguing with her husband, Richard Bias, which escalated until the couple was wrestling on the floor over a firearm, the report said.

The firearm was discharged into a piece of bedroom furniture. No one was injured by the gunshot.

Deputies said Gallegos-Bias then hit her husband in the head. Her husband sought help from the family members in the house, who in turn called deputies.

According to the report, Gallegos-Bias begged the witnesses not to contact deputies because “we will be both be in trouble.” She then showered in an attempt to wash off evidence that she had fired a gun, deputies said.

When deputies arrived at the scene, they said they determined she was the primary aggressor and was charged with battery. They said she denied firing the gun, which is why she was charged with resisting arrest and tampering with evidence.

Gallegos-Bias, who was hired as a deputy in 2003, was taken into custody without further incident and booked into the Polk County Jail. She was placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation, and she has since resigned.

Bias was also placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the criminal and internal investigations.

