One jailed following Pittsburg manhunt

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By Jeremy Weber
 
A man identified by Pittsburg police as being an Arizona resident is in custody after allegedly robbing two gas station convenience stores at gunpoint Tuesday evening before setting fire to a storage building on the campus of Pittsburg Intermediate School.
According to city officials, Steven Marlin Schade, 45, was in town to visit relatives when the crimes occurred. Mr. Schade is being held pending two charges of aggravated robbery and one count of arson. He also has an outstanding arrest warrant from Utah.
Police responded to an aggravated robbery report from the EZ Mart on the 400 block of South Greer Boulevard at 9:42 p.m. when another aggravated robbery report was phoned in from the Wag-A-Bag across the street. At 9:47 p.m., Pittsburg Police officers reported the structure fire at Pittsburg Intermediate School.
Witnesses from both robberies reported the man had displayed a handgun during their encounters, so several law enforcement agencies were called in to help search the area for the suspect. The Pittsburg Police Department, Camp County Sheriff’s Department and Constable’s Office, the PISD Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety were all involved in the search, including a TXDPS helicopter from Gregg County.
“When we have a situation like that with so many major crimes in a short period of time, we like to pull together as much man power as possible to take charge of the situation,” Camp County Sheriff Alan McCandless said.
 
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