 The victim claimed she was held down by the throat with a knife and that Dittus lit clothing on fire with a propane torch and threw it into the trailer. She managed to extinguish the flames before deputies arrived. When officers reached the scene, they found the trailer and the victim covered in gasoline. Dittus had left the scene but was later found and arrested by a deputy at a nearby location. The victim received treatment for minor injuries on the scene.