In 2018, two Sedalia residents were charged with a felony for allegedly setting a fire in their own home. One of those subjects is due in court again this month.

A probable-cause statement says authorities responded to structure fire at a residence in the 2700 block of Wing Avenue on May 4. Authorities contacted the residents of the home- Robert Modrall and Nicole Vallery- who were staying at a nearby motel they said due to problems with a water heater.

During the investigation, the presence of “weathered gasoline” was found in a carpet sample taken from the basement of the residence, and the water heater was in good working order. Also, video surveillance showed both subjects leaving the motel about 20 minutes before the fire was reported; and they returned several minutes afterward.

Modrall entered an Alford Plea to a Class D Felony for Second-Degree Arson and was sentenced to five years in the Missouri Department of Corrections on April 15, 2019. However, the sentence was suspended, and Modrall, who is now 40 years old, was sentenced to five years of supervised probation.

The court filed a probation-violation charge against Modrall on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Modrall posted surety bond on September 11.

Modrall is due to be arraigned at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, October 19, at Pettis County Circuit Court.

Vallery entered an Alford plea on March 4, 2019, and still is serving five years of supervised probation.