What can I do to take my car back?

My ex bf ended our relationship by smashing my car and withholding my property when I moved, saying I owed him money. He smashed my car after a fight four days before Christmas going on a year and a half ago. Clearly over served at the bar, he was angry that I'd parked behind him in a grassy lot. I have text messages from him admitting and laughing about it. I didn't report it because I lived with him with my quadriplegic father, horse, vehicles, etc. I was scared of his retaliation and had nowhere to go, even though I was black from mid thigh to hip bone where he'd shoved me into a sink. I didn't have any documentation, just a roommate saw the bruise. I finally found a place but he wouldn't let me take my truck, saying I would have to pay him what I owed him first, the last months heating bill etc. I was paying him $50 out of every paycheck to work off my debt but kept no records of it. I tried to sell my truck to pay him but no one could pay a lump sum and he insinuated I pay what I owed him then and there, meaning they couldn't take the truck and I couldn't take their money without paying him first. I couldn't do that, and I found out he was trying to sell it for parts to recover what he thinks I owe him. I have text messages from one of the people he offered to sell to. I was still trying to find a buyer and found out he got rid of it, now he claims I owe him half of the $700 he says it cost to have it and another vehicle hauled away. He served me with no liens, refuses to provide his insurance information for my car, the driver’s side door is screwed shut and it’s a safety hazard that terrifies me. I was told by officers in the county I now live in that I have to file in the county it happened in but that 1 year usually nothing happens. I'm still terrified of reporting because he works for the county I now live in, three miles from my home. He goes by all the time when my dad drives his wheelchair to the store. I want my car fixed/replaced. I want his truck for mine. I want him deported from the county as he would lose his job for driving under the influence.