Houston, Texas (KTRK) – Houston police have arrested a man they say was responsible for killing the homeowner and burning his house to the ground.
Timothy Wallace is accused of premeditated murder.
Wallace is accused of hitting the homeowner 13 times in the back and then stabbing him before setting Willowbend’s home on fire.
This owner, 65-year-old David Lind, was both a father and a grandfather.
“Always there for you if you need him. He was a great dad. He was a wonderful person,” Lindh’s daughter, formerly Joy Cawthen, told ABC13.
The Houston Fire Department was called to Building 4800 on Kinglet Street in southwest Houston on March 1.
Lind’s family said he was raised at home and inherited from his parents.
Lind’s nephew told ABC13 that he was renting two of the bedrooms, and Wallace was one of the tenants.
Court records said that Lindh’s friend and nephew reported to the police that Wallace was a renter.
The second roommate reported that he heard an argument between the victim and the suspect the night before the fire.
His second roommate also told police that Wallace woke him up to a fire and “was dressed and looked like it was fresh.”
Investigators said the fire broke out in Wallace’s room, where they discovered “two knives found in the remains of burned bedding.”
Investigators said a hand-held gas tank was found near the mattress.
With the man accused of killing her father and destroying her family’s home behind bars, Lindh’s daughter said: “I have confidence that our justice system will condemn and bring justice to our family.”
Wallace is being held without bond in the Harris County Jail, pending the outcome of a mental health evaluation.
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