First Published: 3:40 PM PDT, July 26, 2021
Philip Daniel Mills, 40, has been charged with capital murder and arson, according to the El Paso Police Department.
A Texas man has been arrested and charged with capital murder after he admitted to setting a house fire that killed his brother and injured his mother because they did not follow the Bible, officials said. The man reportedly waited outside the burning residence with rocks in his hand, in case anyone made it out alive, the El Paso Police Department said.
Philip Daniel Mills, 40, was charged with capital murder and arson. He is being held at the El Paso County County Detention Facility on a $2.5 million bond, El Paso Police Department Public Information Officer, Sgt. Enrique Carrillo told Inside Edition Digital.