A North Carolina man faces several charges after police said he set his girlfriend on fire for not getting him a beer.

Patrick Erron Tyson was arrested on Friday after officers from the Sylva Police Department responded to his home in Sylva, North Carolina. In a Facebook post, police said officers were dispatched to Tyson's home at 7:18 a.m. after a call about a domestic dispute . When they arrived, they found Tyson and an unnamed woman who both said that they had a verbal argument that escalated.

According to police, the woman said Tyson threatened to set her on fire if she "didn't get him a beer." When she refused, he allegedly poured a bottle of rubbing alcohol on her and "ignited the couch."

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