TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ( WBRC ) - A Tuscaloosa Police Commander has been placed on administrative leave after he was arrested early Sunday morning.

According to authorities, Captain kip Hart, commander of the Tuscaloosa Police Department’s Criminal Investigative Division, was arrested on a domestic violence strangulation charge after deputies were called for a domestic disturbance report.

Officials say the incident happened around 3:00 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 12.

Hart is currently in the Tuscaloosa County Jail on a $5,000 bond and will remain there on a 24-hour hold.

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