A Guthrie man is facing a litany of charges after reportedly duct-taping his wife's hands, beating her, and holding her against her will for hours.

Police say the incident began as a woman was driving her husband to work in the early morning hours of August 15. The woman, who was in the process of leaving her husband at the time, says the man shoved her out of the car, duct-taped her hands so that she could not use them, and began punching her.

She says he then drove her down back roads before stopping in Langston for gas. While there, he reportedly drove around the parking lot telling her that if she made a scene, he would have to "kill everyone there."

From there, the pair drove to a lake in Stillwater, where the man apparently realized the severity of what he had allegedly done. The woman says he told her it "was over, and he was just going to have to end it."

The woman says she tried to calm him down, telling him they could just go home and she would come up with an explanation for her bruises. She says he took her home, but held her hostage there, refusing to let her leave. Eventually, she says, he fell asleep and she was able to slip a note to her son, telling him that there was a loaded gun in the drawer and she couldn't leave.

The son notified police, who were able to enter the home while the man was still asleep to arrest him.

The man, who is not named in reports in order to protect the identity of his wife, is facing charges of kidnapping, domestic assault and battery, and rape. If ultimately charged and convicted, he faces serious penalties. Kidnapping is a felony punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison. Domestic assault and battery with intent to do bodily harm is a felony punishable by a maximum of 10 years in prison. First degree rape is punishable by a maximum of life in prison. Under Oklahoma law, spousal rape is an act of first degree rape when accomplished through the use of force or fear.