Roy Salmon, 60, whom Salado Fire Chief Shane Barrier rescued from the porch of a burning home last week, was jailed Wednesday, charged with arson in connection with the blaze.
Salmon, who smashed out a window and jumped from the burning two-story home to escape the flames, was unconscious from smoke inhalation when Barrier pulled him to safety on Sept. 17.
He was arrested Wednesday after he was released from the hospital where he was treated.
His bond was set at $100,000.
Firefighters were sent at around noon Sept. 17 to the intersection of Blackberry Road and Royal Street in Salado where the first units on the scene reported that the house was engulfed in flames.
An hour later, the home was little more than a pile of rubble.