Arlington man fatally shoots his grandmother after losing his allowance, cops say
A 21-year-old Arlington man has been arrested after he confessed to fatally shooting his grandmother early Friday, police said.
A family member found the 68-year-old victim unresponsive on her apartment patio in the 1800 block of Carriage House Circle. Someone had thrown a blanket over the woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Paramedics determined she’d been shot, Arlington police said in a news release Saturday.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the shooting victim as Rita Marie Jackson.
Homicide detectives learned the victim and her grandson, Rontrell Jackson, had recently gotten into an argument, which led to Jackson losing his allowance. Investigators questioned Jackson, and he admitted to shooting his grandmother early Friday morning and dragging her body out to the patio, police said.
Jackson was arrested on one count of murder and booked into the Tarrant County Jail with bond set at $750,000. A gun investigators believe was used in the shooting was found inside the apartment, according to police.
Rontrell Jackson’s appointed defense attorney, Barry Johnson, was not immediately available for comment Tuesday.
This story was originally published March 21, 2026 at 1:55 PM.
