Man accused of sparking Palisades Fire will not be released from custody
Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of starting one of the most expensive disasters in American history in the Palisades Fire, will continue to be held in federal custody, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday. A judge ordered that Rinderknecht be detained, meaning he will remain in federal custody without bond while the criminal case […]
News release A federal grand jury has indicted a former resident of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles who is charged with starting in January 2025 what eventually became the Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history, adding two felonies to his criminal case, according to…
Authorities have arrested a 29-year-old man for maliciously igniting a New Year's Day fire that smoldered for days and later exploded into the deadly Palisades Fire, believed to be the costliest in California history. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of Melbourne, Florida, was arrested Tuesday on a federal charge of destruction of…