Kimberly Dawn Kinder, 46, of Chapmanville, in Logan County, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson, admitting that, around September 2009, she conspired with a "known individual" to burn the Van Duplex, a residential rental unit in Van, in Boone County, in exchange for a portion of the insurance money received. Kinder admitted that she went to the Van Duplex late on October 14, 2009, entered one of the rental units poured gasoline on a pile of clothes, set them on fire and left. The Van Volunteer Fire Department extinguished the fire, but the property sustained extensive damage. Later, Kinder's co-conspirator filed an insurance claim with Nationwide Insurance Company and received over $80,000. Kinder faces up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when sentenced September 26th.
