The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office has arrested a local man for allegedly starting fires in an apparent attempt to kill his wife and in-laws. According to reports from the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office, early on Saturday (1/19/19) morning, HCFMO fire investigators were notified by the Harris County Sheriff's Office of a fire at a residence in the 20200 block of Sunflower Chase Dr. in Katy. Upon their arrival, Investigators found a sweatshirt that had been dowsed with an ignitable liquid, set on fire and placed at the front of the residence. The investigation revealed that a known suspect, Austin Everett (32, Katy), had set the fire. "Austin Everett threatened to burn down his father-in-law's home and used a sweatshirt and ignitable liquid to start a fire at the front of the residence, while both his father-in-law and wife were inside," said Harris County Fire Marshal Laurie L. Christensen. "After Everett fled the scene, he went to his mother-in-law's home, within the City of Houston, and started a second fire outside her residence."Houston Police Department arrived on the second scene and arrested Everett for arson. Harris County Fire Marshal's Office fire investigators have charged Everett with arson of a habitation with punishment enhancement for using fire as a deadly weapon with the intent to cause serious bodily injury or death to his wife and family.www.hcfmo.net