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An Indiana man is facing an arson charge after allegedly cutting off his own genitals and setting them on fire inside his mother’s detached garage.

Christopher Michael Peden, 36, was charged with one count of Level 4 felony arson in connection with the May 6 fire in Fort Wayne, according to online court records reviewed by PEOPLE.
Peden initially told officers he had been stabbed somewhere in downtown Fort Wayne and that someone had threatened him the day before, per the outlets.

After arriving at a hospital, Peden allegedly admitted he had been dishonest and told investigators he went into the detached garage at his mother’s home around 2 a.m., cut off his genitals with a kitchen knife and poured gasoline on the severed organ before setting it on fire on the garage floor. The documents further allege Peden then walked away until he encountered police.