Man accused of setting Miami Co. home on fire arrested

WHIO Staff
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The man accused of starting a fire that destroyed a Miami County home last year was arrested this week.

Nicholas Kelch, 30, was arrested Monday by the Miami County Sheriff’s Office, according to online jail records.

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An aggravated arson charge was filed against Kelch in November in connection to a house fire that happened in September in Bethel Twp., according to Miami County Municipal Court records. He pleaded not guilty to the charge on Tuesday.

As News Center 7 previously reported, the fire broke out on Sept. 6 at a home in the 5500 block of Ross Road.

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No one was home at the time of the fire and investigators told us then that they considered it suspicious.

Kelch is being held in the Miami County Jail on a $500,000 bond. His next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 23.