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St. Charles (KMOV) — A man is facing charges for allegedly trying to set the home of his father and stepmother on fire on Christmas Eve.
Timothy Kloeppel, 38, is charged with first-degree burglary and first-degree arson.
Police said he started two fires at the St. Charles County home.
His mother and stepfather first woke up around 2:00 a.m. when their fire alarm went off. They saw their piano in the family room was on fire. They put that fire out.
Around 7:45 a.m., the two discovered a fire in their garage, which they also put out. The rear door of the garage had been closed to prevent anyone from escaping, police said. Both the garage and a car inside suffered damage.
When questioned by police, Kloeppel reportedly told officers that he went into the garage and started the fire by lighting magazines with a fire.
He also told officers that the fires were a message to his stepmother to “stop building fires” between him and his father. He has been estranged from his father and stepmother, according to court documents.
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