AUSTIN (KXAN) — One man was arrested after setting fire to a rug in his apartment to let people know he is not a “loser”.

Scout Anthony Thomas Hodge, 20, has been charged with Arson, a State Jail Felony.

According to an Austin Fire Department arrest affidavit AFD and the Austin Police Department were responding to a call at the 3300 block of Parker Lane at the Whisper Hollow Apartments Thursday night.

Officers arriving on scene found evidence of a small fire and detained the suspect, Hodge, while waiting for firefighters. They determined the fire began in the apartment and the debris was moved to the exterior where it was extinguished.

An investigation revealed that the fire began on a rug in the apartment, causing $100 in damage.

Investigators spoke to the suspect’s mother who said she found Hodge sitting on the floor next to a small fire on the rug. She began yelling at Hodge who then picked up the burning rug and set it outside next to wood siding, which caused minor fire damage.

Sitting in a patrol car outside Hodge told investigators he was inside his room when he began to get in a bad mood due to a program he was watching about politics. He then burned a Syria hat with a lighter and placed it on the rug, all the while recording the scene on Instagram according to Hodge to make a political statement and to let people know he is not a “loser”.

Hodge had previously been charged after allegedly ransacking a home in 2015.