A man accused of setting an excavator on fire last fall pleaded guilty in Kanawha County Circuit Court this week. Bryan Ramella of Charleston faces felony charges of possession of a stolen vehicle and escape as well as a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. Four other counts against Ramella were dismissed. Ramella was arrested in September 2022 after an excavator on fire in the 800 block of Stover Road near Institute and Dunbar.