WOOD COUNTY, WI — A 21-year-old Wisconsin man has reportedly cut off his own fingertips in an attempt to frame another man over a messy breakup.

Police in Wood County, Wis. are reporting that Damon J. Laru broke into his former boyfriend's home. According to media reports, Laru tried to talk to his ex about the end of their relationship. He then tried to start his ex's bed sheets on fire and cut him with a steak knife.

According to a criminal complaint filed in Wood County, Laru proceeded to cut off three of his own fingertips in an attempt to say that his ex had cut them off.