ELLSWORTH – An Ellsworth man was arrested on Dec. 26 after allegedly holding a gun to his girlfriend’s head and threatening to kill her, according to Ellsworth Police.

Chief Glenn Moshier said a woman came into the department around 2 p.m. on Thursday and reported that her boyfriend, 26-year-old Timothy Stanley, had held a gun to her head and threatened to kill her an hour earlier at the residence in Ellsworth she shares with him and her two small children.

The woman managed to flee with her children and sought safety at the home of a friend, said Moshier. She escaped uninjured.

Because the suspect had a gun, police called the residence and spoke to Stanley, who agreed to come out and surrender his weapon, Moshier said. Officers searched the residence and removed several weapons.

Stanley was charged with felony counts of domestic violence criminal threatening and domestic violence assault — one each, police said. Both charges are felonies because Stanley has prior convictions, said Sgt. Shawn Willey. Additional charges are pending.

Ellsworth police were assisted at the scene by officers from the Maine State Police.

Kate Cough contributed reporting to this story.