Dec 19, 2019

Kan. woman admits setting fire to home to collect insurance money

Posted Dec 19, 2019 1:15 AM
Davis photo Saline County Sheriff
Davis photo Saline County Sheriff

TOPEKA —A Kansas woman has pleaded guilty to arson and conspiracy to commit arson, according to the Kansas Attorney General's Office.

Sandra Ann Davis, 51, Salina pleaded guilty in Saline County District Court to one felony count of arson and one felony count of conspiracy to commit arson. Chief Judge Rene Young accepted the pleas and scheduled sentencing for March 9, 2020, at 11 a.m.

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.