NEWINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Daniel Ouellet, 47, was arrested outside an Olive Garden restaurant in Newington, New Hampshire, after police received reports that a woman was being held hostage by an armed man. Police located the woman in the parking lot, where she was crying and had visible cigarette burns on her legs.

The woman's mother tracked her cell phone to the Newington location and notified the Pennsylvania State Police, who then contacted local officers. Ouellet told officers the woman was his wife and that they were out for dinner. He claimed the woman was upset because her mother had attempted to force her into a religious cult in Pennsylvania.

The woman reported that Ouellet contacted her in New Milford, Pennsylvania, and threatened to harm her and her family if she did not travel to him. She alleged that upon her arrival in New Hampshire, Ouellet threatened her with a handgun and forced her to go to a town hall to get married. After the marriage paperwork was signed, the woman stated she was held at Ouellet's trailer against her will, and Ouellet kept her cell phone.

On Saturday, the woman alleged Ouellet forced her to drive at gunpoint, then grabbed her wrist and sliced her hand open with a box cutter during a ritual. Officers recovered a copy of The Satanic Bible from Ouellet's vehicle. Newington Police Chief Michael Bilodeau stated Ouellet faces additional charges in Lee, New Hampshire.

Ouellet faces criminal charges including domestic violence, obstructing the report of a crime, and possession of a deadly weapon. Police filed an emergency restraining order to prevent Ouellet from contacting the woman. Court records indicate Ouellet has a prior criminal record, including charges for driving while intoxicated and domestic violence.

During a court appearance, Ouellet was ordered to remain in pretrial detention. He denied the accusations there. "If you talk to anybody that knows me, I'm not a physical man," Ouellet said. "I'm very pristine and, forcing her into marriage, that's completely against my religious belief," Ouellet told the courtroom. "I totally believe in free will, and I have never been aggressive with her in ways that were described on that paper," Ouellet stated.