A Salina woman has pleaded guilty to arson and conspiracy to commit arson, the Kansas Attorney General's Office announced Wednesday.
Sandra Ann Davis, 51, this week pleaded guilty in Saline County District Court to one felony count of arson and one felony count of conspiracy to commit arson, according to information from the Kansas Attorney General's Office. Chief Judge Rene Young accepted the pleas and scheduled sentencing for March 9, 2020, at 11 a.m., the information noted.
On Feb. 6, Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander said that the case had been under investigation since the house at 801 N. Fairchilds Road was destroyed by fire on Jan. 28, 2018. Melander said the house, located just west of Salina, was owned by Daniel D’Albini, 57, of Marion, Kan.
During the briefing on Feb. 6, Melander said that in addition to Davis, the following arrests were made.
D’Albini was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson, insurance fraud, making a false police report, and theft by deception.
Charles Maltbie II, 51, of Tescott, Kan., was arrested on suspicion of insurance fraud and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud.
An investigation by the Saline County Sheriff’s Office found that in January 2018, Davis conspired with a co-defendant to set fire to a residence on North Fairchilds Road as a part of a plan to collect insurance proceeds for the residence. Davis eventually set fire to the residence, resulting in a total loss, the information from the attorney general's office noted.
According to information provided to SalinaPost.com by the attorney general's office, charges against D'Albini remain pending. Additionally, Maltbie has entered into a diversion agreement with the attorney general's office, the information noted.