TUSTIN – After arguing with his mother, a 16-year-old was found pouring gasoline over her while she was sleeping, according to officials.

The teenager was spotted by his stepfather Sunday night, who walked into the bedroom before the gas was ignited, said Lt. Roland Chacon of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

The boy was taken to Juvenile Hall on suspicion of attempted murder, Chacon said.

The teenager and his mother had been arguing earlier in the day, he said. What the argument was about is not immediately clear.

It was about 10 p.m. when deputies were called to the 14400 block of Livingston Avenue in an unincorporated area of Tustin, Chacon said.

“The stepfather of the 16-year-old walked in on (him) pouring gasoline over his mother while she slept,” he said.

The teen’s name was not released because he is a minor. The mother was not injured.

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