Former French professional athlete Christophe Moreau has been arrested in Switzerland on charges of threatening violence against his wife and daughters.

According to the Swiss newspaper Le Matin (opens in new tab), Moreau, 51, a Swiss citizen and resident of the Jura region in the country's north, was arrested on Sunday.

Moreau, who has been separated from his wife since last fall, has reportedly threatened her on the phone and has been seen several times near her home.

Police made the arrest at Morrow's home at 6 p.m. Sunday and several hunting rifles were seized.

Morrow was reportedly under the influence of alcohol at the time of his arrest. Late last year, his driver's license was revoked after it was discovered that he drove with a blood alcohol level of 2.6 g/l, five times the legal limit.

Moreau is also reportedly having financial problems as he is currently in the process of divorcing his wife, whom he met while working as a hostess for Credit Lyonnais at the 2000 Tour de France.

Moreau, a native of Vervin in northern France, retired in 2010 after a 16-year career with teams such as Festina, Crédit Agricole, and Caisse d'Epargne. During his time in the peloton, he led the GC of the Tour de France for several years, winning a stage in the 2001 race and twice winning the Criterium du Dauphiné.

In 1998, after being arrested at the Tour de France with his Festina teammates in the infamous Festina case, he admitted to using EPO and was banned for six months.

Since retiring, he has worked as a consultant for Eurosport and most recently as the director of the French amateur team Philippe Wagner Cycling.