A Denver police detective told Thornton officers investigating a complaint of domestic violence that the noise they heard coming from his house was the sound of bubble wrap popping.

However, Thornton police found six gunshot holes in the ceiling of Denver detective Daniel Diaz Deleon’s home, spent bullets on the floor and shell casings in a hallway, according to an arrest affidavit released Tuesday at the Adams County Courthouse.

Deleon, 42, was arrested late Saturday night on nine charges, including child abuse, domestic violence and prohibited use of weapons. He has been released from the Adams County jail on a $5,000 bond.

Deleon is on paid leave from the Denver Police Department, pending the Adams County investigation, said Christine Downs , a department spokeswoman.

A protective order has been issued against Deleon that bars him from contact with his wife and one of his children and prohibits him from using a gun or having ammunition, according to the protection order.

Thornton police were dispatched at 11:53 p.m. Saturday on a domestic violence in progress call to Deleon’s home on the 900 block of Thorncreek Court.

The first officer to arrive parked four houses away and began walking toward Deleon’s house. He was standing in the yard of a next-door house awaiting backup when he heard six gunshots, the affidavit said.

A dispatcher was able to call Deleon and persuade him to go outside, the affidavit said.

However, Deleon ignored multiple commands to put his hands up, the affidavit said. Instead, Deleon told the officer he had not done anything wrong and then swore as he told the officer, “Come and get me!” according to the affidavit.

Once Deleon was under arrest, officers found Deleon’s two children huddled and crying in a bathroom, the affidavit said.

Deleon’s wife told officers he came home around 10:45 p.m. and was noticeably intoxicated. He wanted his wife to go out and party with him and friends, but she did not want to go, the affidavit said.

Deleon became angry and pushed his wife onto the bed and held her down, the affidavit said.

The commotion woke one of the children, who called 911 after Deleon’s wife asked her to do so.

“She stated this made Daniel very mad, at which time he began yelling obscenities at (name redacted) and berating her for calling the police on her own father,” the affidavit said.

Deleon then let his wife up, and she gathered the children where the three hid in a downstairs bathroom. They could hear Deleon banging things. He then went to the garage and came back inside. That’s when the family heard gunshots, the affidavit said.

No one was injured.

Deleon is scheduled to appear in Adams County court on Thursday.

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