Two Men Arrested in Midlothian House Fire Case

By November 10, 2026, two men had been arrested in connection with an intentional fire at a Midlothian, Texas, home. The blaze began around 1:05 a.m. on August 12, 2025, while members of the Wilson family were inside their two-story house on McAlpin Road.

Darryl Wilson’s daughter, Malia, was home from college and awake when motion-activated lights drew her attention. She went downstairs, saw flames outside a living room window, called 911 and alerted her father. The family used pots of water to hold back the fire until firefighters arrived. No one was injured, and the damage was limited.

Police identified the arrested men as Bennie Leon McGriff Jr., 55, and Rashad Gilbert Harrington, 27. Both face a first-degree felony charge of arson of a habitation. Police say video showed two men setting the house on fire and that McGriff drove Harrington to the property.

Investigators traced a white Ford F-450 to McGriff using neighborhood surveillance, Flock cameras, vehicle data and cellphone records. Officials said DNA evidence connected Harrington to the scene. Police have not stated a motive or whether the men knew the family.