Bail denied for Centre County man accused of setting his apartment on fire

Bail denied for Centre County man accused of setting his apartment on fire

MILLHEIM, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Centre County man is in jail after state police said he deliberately set fire to his apartment using a butane torch, endangering multiple residents inside the building. Paul Carl Eby, 26, of Millheim, was arrested April 8 after an early morning blaze at 129 East Main St. Apartment 4. According to the criminal complaint, Eby is facing felony arson charges and multiple misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment and crimin…

Centre Co., Man Charged With Arson, Bail Denied

A Centre County man is behind bars for allegedly setting fire to his apartment.  State police arrested 26-year-old Paul Eby who is accused of setting fire early yesterday to his apartment located along East Main Street in the Borough of Millheim.  Reportedly, one of the building’s tenants told authorities that Eby was acting “agitated” just before the fire alarm went off.  Eby was arrested and charged with felony arson and numerous counts of rec…

Man Accused of Setting Fire Inside Millheim Apartment

A Millheim man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he allegedly set a fire inside his apartment and fled the scene. Paul C. Eby, 26, is facing a felony charge of arson along with three misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person and one misdemeanor count of criminal mischiefl State police and fire crews were dispatched at about 1:30 a.m. to an apartment house on the 100 block of East Main Street after the building's fire ala…

Bail bid denied for fire accused

A RED Cliffs man awaiting retrial on a charge of murder after a jury was discharged without verdict has had an application for bail refused. David Cartledge, 38, had been on trial for more than two weeks on one count of murder as well as an alternate...