A man in Oklahoma is accused of trying to steal his mother”s car and smashing her head against the dashboard and attempting to light her hair on fire in order to do so.

Donald Chadwell, 48, was arrested on Sept. 19 for domestic assault or battery, according to an arrest report obtained by Law&Crime. The Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office is considering charges.

It was just after 6 p.m. that evening when police arrived at 700 Country Club Drive in Edmond, Oklahoma, due to reports of a domestic disturbance. One of the people who called 911 was the alleged victim, a 74-year-old woman and the mom of the suspect, local CBS affiliate KWTV reported.

The woman said her son was “attacking” her while she was inside her car — attempting “to set her hair on fire” and “steal her car.” According to the report, two other callers stated the suspect was “pulling” his mom “by her hair and shoving her head into the dashboard of the vehicle.”

When the officer writing the report arrived at the scene, he said the woman was outside of her car and pointing toward her son, who had walked about 400 feet away. Upon stopping him, the officer “immediately noticed that [Chadwell] was holding a blue lighter in his left hand” and “had what appeared to be a single strand of women’s hair dangling from his left hand.”

The suspect wasted no time speaking, according to the report. “Man, my mom is crazy,” he is quoted as saying. He claimed his mom was the one who had in fact stolen his car — to which the mother reasoned that she hid the car from him “due to him being an alcoholic and frequently driving while intoxicated.”

The officer then learned the mother and son lived on the same road where they stood. The mom then drove home without her cellphone, which the officer retrieved from Chadwell’s pocket.

Chadwell said he was at the neighborhood clubhouse making a call, requesting a ride from his mom to a nearby high school football game in Oklahoma City. His mom arrived, and he got in, but an argument ensued because he wanted to know where his car was, according to the report.

The mom allegedly bit one of his fingers — an injury that the officer later saw — and Chadwell said “all he remembered was that the two were yelling” before he “went black.” The next thing he remembered was the officer approaching him in his patrol car, the court document goes on.

When the officer asked him about allegedly trying to light his mom’s head on fire, he “stated that he did not know what I was talking about.” When asked later why there was a “large pile” of his mom’s hair in the car’s passenger seat, he reportedly attributed it to her being “old” and that her “hair falls out.”

The suspect also accused his mom of having a “God complex” and using “her wealth as a form of control over him.”

The mother told a different story. She accused her son of being “mentally ill” and needing help. She said he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder but was not on medication.

She said that when he got in her car to go to the football stadium, he immediately stated: “You’re gonna give me your car.” He then allegedly pulled her hair, leading to her “flying back and forth” and her tooth being chipped. He also allegedly smashed the windshield of the car.

Witnesses appeared to corroborate this account — saying they saw Chadwell pulling his mom’s hair and “banging her head into the dashboard of the car,” per the report. The woman was “screaming for help” but reportedly didn’t want to exit the car in fear of her son stealing it.

Chadwell was placed in the city of Edmond’s jail shortly after. State records show he had a previous arrest in 2022 for transporting liquor in an open container, DUI, and possession of a dangerous controlled substance, though those charges are listed as having been dismissed.