Omar Shariff Harrison, 49, of Waldorf, was arrested early Friday, Aug. 1, after allegedly pouring gasoline on the bed where his wife was sleeping and lighting the sheets on fire, the Maryland State Fire Marshal said.
The terrifying incident happened around 5 a.m. in the 3000 block of Eutaw Forest Drive — while their children were sleeping inside.
Deputies had been called to the same house the night before for a domestic dispute, authorities said. Harrison and his wife agreed to separate for the evening and stay in different parts of the house until tempers could cool down…