The home of Christopher White at 11 Oak St. in Jay is cordoned off with crime scene tape after a fire Sept. 18, 2021. On Tuesday, a Franklin County grand jury handed up an indictment charging him with setting the blaze, which also burned a car, truck and motorcycle. Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal file

FARMINGTON — A Jay man was indicted Tuesday, accused of setting fire to his house at 11 Oak St. on  Sept. 18, 2021.

A Franklin County grand jury indicted Christopher White, 52, on a charge of arson.

Investigators from the Office of State Fire Marshal arrested White, who was burned in the blaze, in October in Portland.

The home of Christopher White at 11 Oak St. in Jay is cordoned off with crime scene tape after a fire Sept. 18, 2021. On Tuesday, a Franklin County grand jury handed up an indictment charging him with setting the blaze, which also burned a car, truck and motorcycle. Jay Fire Rescue photo

Jay police responded to a report of smoke at White’s home about 5:39 p.m. and found a car on fire and flames spreading to a truck. The first officer there was confronted by White, Jay police Chief Richard Caton IV said previously.

White came out of the house peacefully, put down a shotgun and was taken into custody.

Firefighters extinguished flames from the vehicles and an exterior wall of the house.

A conviction for arson is punishable by up to 30 years and a fine of up to $50,000.