Police arrested two men in connection with the 2003 shooting death of Terrick Rutherford after new evidence emerged.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Arlington police say two men have been arrested in connection with the 2003 shooting death of Terrick Rutherford following a fight outside a nightclub.
According to police, officers responded around 2:27 a.m. on June 23, 2003, to the intersection of Randol Mill Road and Web Street after receiving reports of a shooting. At the scene, they found a pickup truck riddled with bullet holes. A relative of Rutherford had been driving him to the hospital after he was shot multiple times and became unresponsive, police said. Rutherford was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
Investigators determined the shooting happened along North Watson Road near Six Flags Drive. Witnesses told police Rutherford had been at a nightclub in the 700 block of North Watson Road before a group of men began arguing with him, leading to a fight in the parking lot.
After security broke up the fight, Rutherford left the area. As he approached a traffic light at Six Flags Drive, his vehicle was struck by gunfire, police said. Multiple rounds hit Rutherford, and his truck crashed into another vehicle in the intersection.
Known gang members Raymond Malone and Wayne Biddle were identified as suspects early in the investigation, police said. At the time, there wasn’t enough evidence to charge them with murder. Police arrested them on charges of engaging in organized criminal activity, but they were later no-billed on the charges.
In July 2025, detectives were contacted by a witness who came forward with detailed information that corroborated the original investigation and placed Malone, now 55, and Biddle, now 52, at the scene of the shooting.
After consulting with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, detectives obtained murder warrants for both men. Biddle was arrested July 31 in Fort Worth, and Malone was arrested Aug. 1, also in Fort Worth. Both are being held in the Tarrant County Jail.
“When someone does the right thing and comes forward with information, that can be the difference between solving a case and it remaining unsolved,” said Arlington Chief of Police Al Jones. “I’m grateful these new details came to light. I’m proud of our current detectives for tenaciously pursuing these new leads and following up on the outstanding investigation the original detectives did on this case to put two suspected killers behind bars.”