A Fairfax County police officer was arrested Thursday, Oct. 15, and charged with three counts of domestic assault after officers responded to a home in McLean.

Brandon Moore, 35, a three-year veteran assigned to the McLean District Station, was off duty when officers were called to the 1600 block of Sunstone Drive around 9 p.m. for a report of a domestic assault, according to an FCPD press release.

The victim reported she was assaulted following a verbal argument, the department said. Officers uncovered additional reports of assault during their investigation.

Moore was charged with three counts of assault and battery of a family or household member. Detectives also obtained an Emergency Substantial Risk Order, or ESRO, which under Virginia's red flag law temporarily bars a person from purchasing, possessing or transporting firearms. The order also requires the subject to relinquish any concealed handgun permit, according to Fairfax County's description of the law.

The department placed Moore on administrative leave. Criminal and administrative investigations are ongoing.

No response from Moore or an attorney representing him appears in public records as of publication.

In Virginia, domestic assault is a Class 1 misdemeanor. A conviction carries up to 12 months in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, or both.

Second officer charged this month

Moore's arrest marks the second time in roughly a week that the Fairfax County Police Department, which serves Reston and the rest of the county, has charged one of its own officers with a crime.

On Oct. 8, the department charged Master Police Officer Scott Abram, 44, with two counts of misdemeanor shoplifting from two Target stores. Abram, a 23-year veteran assigned to the School Resource Officer Unit, was scheduled to retire Oct. 16 rather than face termination, the FCPD told FFXnow.

FCPD Chief Kevin Davis said in a statement on Moore's arrest that the department takes all domestic violence allegations seriously and directed residents to the Domestic Violence Action Center at 703-246-4573.

Fairfax County also operates a 24-hour domestic violence hotline at 703-360-7273. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is available at 1-800-799-7233 or by texting "START" to 88788.