A New Jersey man has been arrested after allegedly holding a woman captive for nearly a year. James W. Parrillo Jr. apparently held an unnamed victim against her will in a Burlington County residence over the course of the last year, choking her multiple times and threatening to kill her if she ever left, according to the New Jersey State Attorney General’s Office.
However, it was on February 7 that the victim made her perilous escape, where she fled the residence and biked to a nearby gas station — with him chasing close behind.
In surveillance footage, the woman can be seen arriving at the gas station and quickly explaining her situation, before being brought into the back office where she could be kept safe behind a locked door until authorities arrived.
Parrillo arrived at the gas station shortly after, and can be seen in surveillance footage attempting to enter the dead-bolted door, telling her, “You don’t want to do this,” according to the station manager, Jaitin“Bobby“ Madaan. Related: Shocking Footage Shows Fitness Model Fighting Off Attacker In Her Gym Authorities then arrived at the scene and began questioning Parrillo, who refused to provide his real name, which led to his arrest for obstruction.
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