A Florida man has admitted to beating his disabled girlfriend in hopes that he no longer has to take care of her, according to police.

An arrest report obtained by the Miami Herald shows Patrick Moan, 37, was arrested Sunday after taking his armless, legless girlfriend to a Walmart in Vero Beach, Florida. He reportedly pushed her into the store at her request so she could report the assault, but then he told a shopper about it himself, hoping the person would "call the cops so he could go to jail."

Police arrested him on charges of battery.

"Moan said he's tired of taking care of her and pushing her in her wheelchair everywhere," the Indian River Sheriff's Office said. "He said he's also tired of being her primary caregiver and felt if he punched her and confessed it, he would no longer have to take care of her and she would become the state's problem."

The New York Post reports the woman told police she was unable to call 911 herself because she is in a wheelchair with no arms or legs. Moan, who is 6-foot-9 and 185 pounds, also broke her phone two weeks ago, she said.

The woman, identified as Brandi Gregory, also said her live-in boyfriend hits her about twice a month when he drinks. The Daily Mail reports Moan has previously been arrested, but it's unclear on what charges.

Gregory was born without limbs, and has one foot which extends from her lower torso. She's been dating Moan on and off for about two years, according to the Daily Mail.

Moan is currently being held at the Indian River County Jail on $1,000 bond.

A 6-foot-9 man beat his armless and legless girlfriend — and wanted cops to know. https://t.co/2T4igFw7uK pic.twitter.com/5tJ9UQ9p0c — Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) January 29, 2018