US President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale had 10 guns at his Florida residence, and his wife accused him of hitting her, AFP reported quoting police sources on Monday.

He was detained outside his house on Sunday after allegedly hitting his wife and loading his gun to commit suicide thereafter, according to a police report, about the incident in Fort Lauderdale, 50 kilometers north of Miami.

Parscale was sacked as a campaign manager in July, four months prior to the November elections, when Trump was lagging behind in the polls. 

In a police bodycam video, Parscale’s wife, Candice, is seen outside the house in a bikini and towel telling police he was “acting crazy” and had loaded a handgun.

“I saw him open the blinds in the front yard and he closed them and I heard what I thought was a gunshot,” she said.

The footage showed Parscale, 44, later emerging from the house, shirtless and holding a beer can.

He was tackled by armed police, knocked to the ground and restrained in handcuffs as he repeatedly said “I didn’t do anything.”

The police report said he appeared to be drunk and quoted Candice Parscale, 41, as saying her husband had turned violent in recent weeks.

“I noticed several large sized contusions on both of her arms, her cheek and forehead,” wrote detective Steven Smith in the report. “When I asked how she received the bruising, (she) stated Brad Parscale hits her.”

The fired campaign chief was reported to have two shotguns, two rifles and six handguns on the property. He was committed to a mental health facility for evaluation.

He was demoted shortly after a Trump campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma that was widely panned for its poor attendance. He remained a senior member of the campaign team.