Overview
- Police arrested 47-year-old Daniel Ouellet after a woman ran from an Olive Garden in Newington and sought help from officers, a scene that occurred Saturday and followed days the woman says she spent with Ouellet in New Hampshire.
- The woman told police Ouellet forced her to sign marriage paperwork at a Lee town hall and threatened to harm her family if she left, according to court affidavits.
- She reported physical abuse including cigarette burns and says Ouellet sliced her hand with a box cutter to draw blood for what she described as a 'satanic ritual,' while officers recovered a copy of The Satanic Bible and other items from his vehicle.
- Prosecutors have charged Ouellet with a felony count for using a weapon to prevent reporting, a judge ordered him held pending further proceedings, the woman has an emergency protection order, and authorities say additional charges in New Hampshire and Maine are possible.
- Ouellet denies the allegations in court, prosecutors noted prior domestic-violence and DWI convictions in his record, and investigators from multiple jurisdictions continue to review evidence that could affect criminal counts and victim safety.