Overview

• Houston Fire Department arson investigators arrested 45-year-old Dustin Schlain on July 23 after matching surveillance footage with his on-site identification
• Schlain confessed to setting roughly 16 small fires in Memorial Park and surrounding areas dating back to October 2024
• He has been formally charged with two counts of second-degree arson and is detained at Harris County Jail on a $50,000 bond
• Most of the blazes burned only grass and brush but one fire destroyed a building at 217 Knox St, underscoring public safety risks
• No new fires have been reported since the arrest and authorities are urging anyone with information on additional suspects to come forward