An Indiana man was charged last week with trying to suffocate his mother with plastic wrap to “convince her that he was not a little boy and that she couldn’t push him around.”
Dylan L. Moles, 27, fled the home he had shared with his mother since bonding out of jail less two weeks earlier after the attempt on her life, WXIN reported. He was arrested outside a discount tobacco store a short time later.
New Castle police were called to the home late Friday afternoon and found the “visibly injured” woman, who told them her son had tried to kill her.
She said she was at her computer desk when Moles attacked her from behind, punching her in the head as he put her in a headlock and dragged her to a bed, where he used the plastic wrap around her nose and mouth.
In a report, police said the woman had visible redness and injuries on her face and saw a role of plastic wrap on the ground nearby. She was taken to Ball Memorial Hospital with a possible skull fracture.
Witnesses corroborated the woman’s story and told police the Moles “calmly” left the house after the attack.
Once in custody, Moles admitted to attacking his mother, saying that he believed she had stolen $1,000 from his CashApp account despite her denials. He said he planned the attack and said he has trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and knew he “did some damage.”
He also told them he “never intended to hurt” his mother but said he ended the attack when he heard other people in the house.
Police said in their report that Moles showed no remorse for his violent attack and did not ask about his mother’s condition.
Moles was charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery, domestic battery, and strangulation. Bond information was not available online, but he was still in custody as of Thursday morning.
Court records show he has a lengthy criminal history, with multiple charges between 2017 and 2014. Most recently he was charged with residential entering and criminal trespass on November 18. He was released on a $350 cash bond on those charges despite his extensive records.
