A Central Texas man is in custody after authorities say he pointed a gun at his wife and choked a puppy while the woman's 3-year-old daughter watched.

Marshall Ramos Jr. (McLennan County Sheriff's Office)

Marshall Ramos Jr., 42, faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, abandon or endangering a child, unlawful restraint and cruelty to non-livestock animals in connection with the incident Saturday.

According to an arrest-warrant affidavit obtained by KXXV-TV, the woman went to Ramos' home a few miles west of Waco to retrieve some furniture because the couple are going through a divorce.

She told McLennan County deputies that Ramos pulled out a handgun while asking her about a new boyfriend, then picked up a puppy by its neck, choking it.

The woman then took her daughter outside, according to the affidavit. Ramos told her, "You better call the cops because I'm either going to kill you or myself," the Waco Tribune-Herald reported.

She went back into the house after Ramos fired the gun at a neighbor's home, but then ran back outside with her daughter, got in her car and started the engine, according to KWKT-TV.

Ramos came out and pointed the gun at the woman through the windshield, according to the affidavit. She got out of the car and talked to him until he calmed down, then drove off with her daughter.

Authorities arrested Ramos at his home without incident a short time later.

Ramos, who also faces a child-support warrant, remained in the McLennan County jail Tuesday. His bail is set at $61,800.