Chance M. Schubla, now 24-years-old, of Linton, was taken into custody Thursday by Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Leon Dunigan and booked into jail where he is being held without bond.

A warrant was issued for his arrest earlier in the day after Greene County Chief Probation Officer Mike Pate filed a petition to revoke Schubla's suspended sentence on the arson conviction. Schubla has allegedly failed a few drug tests.

Schubla's case dates back to July 1, 2004, when an inferno-like fire ignited around 2:45 a.m. in the northeast corner of the warehouse building at the corner of First St. and E. Vincennes St. in Linton - in an area where a large number of oxygen and acetylene tanks used in welding were stored. The blaze then jumped the alley and set the tire store at 89 A St. NE on fire.

Shortly after firefighters arrived on the scene, a series of explosions began as the heated tanks were turned into dangerous projectiles - some hurled several hundred yards from the fire. Nearby residents were evacuated as fire crews worked to keep the blaze from spreading to the entire downtown area. Two adjacent buildings received smoke, heat and water damage.

By the time the blaze was under control, around 6 a.m., damage to the former Petro Tire Company buildings alone was estimated at $1,662,000 and officials were amazed that no one had been injured. Schubla was 20-years-old when he was charged with setting the blaze. During the investigation, he said he and a friend had been riding bicycles in the downtown area and after stopping next to a dumpster to wait on his friend, he took out a cigarette lighter from his pocket and ignited a newly-delivered newspaper he had just picked up. He then tossed it on some tires next to the dumpster.

When asked why he lit the fire, he said, "I don't know, I didn't think about it."

On April 7, 2005, Schubla entered a plea of guilty to class B felony arson and was sentenced to the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC) for 10 years with five of those years suspended. He was given credit for time served then entered the DOC. With "good time" credit, he was released from the DOC on Sept. 13, 2006 and then began a term of five years on probation as specified in his sentence.

One of the terms of Schubla's probation, which would have been completed on Sept. 12, 2011, was that he refrain for the use, possession or transportation of any controlled substance.

According to the petition filed in Greene Circuit Court, Schubla tested positive for marijuana on urine drug screens collected on Aug. 16, 22, Sept. 8, 18 and 22.

This is not the first time Schubla has been accused of violating the terms of his probation. Since his release from prison, he has been hauled in before the judge on at least one other occasion after he was arrested on Mar. 9 on another petition to revoke.

Schubla's probation officer said when the judge makes a decision on Schubla's fate, he has a lot of leeway and several options - all the way from taking no action and giving Schubla another chance up to ordering him back into the DOC to serve the five years suspended sentence.

When Schubla appeared in court Friday for an initial hearing, James Riester was appointed to represent Schubla and a fact-finding hearing was scheduled for Oct. 29. Until then, Schubla will be held without bond