Police in Merrimack, New Hampshire, allege a teen held a young girl captive.
According to police, they opened an investigation when a juvenile disclosed that 18-year-old Matthew Stella had been assaulting her over a period of time. Police learned that Stella held the individual against her will, assaulted her and threatened her.
A search of Stella's house yielded evidence of assaults, in addition to a quantity of marijuana. Stella was charged with criminal threatening, false imprisonment, simple assault, and possession of a controlled drug. He is held on $$7,500 cash bail