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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 29-year-old man has been charged with sparking California’s deadly Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in its history, authorities said Wednesday. Federal officials said Jonathan Rinderknecht, who lived in the ...

One person was arrested in October 2025 in connection to the Palisades Fire, one of the Los Angeles Country’s most destructive wildfires in history. The inferno upended thousands of residents‘ lives in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, and multiple ...

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was charged in a three-count indictment with one count of destruction of property by means of fire, one count of arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and one count of timber set afire. He now faces up to 45 years in federal prison.

Siblings of a suspect charged in California's deadly Palisades fire walk outside a federal courthouse in Orlando, Fla., after their brother, Jonathan Rinderknecht, was ordered at an Oct. 9 detention hearing to remain in jail. (Mike Schneider / Associated ...

A 29 year-old man has been arrested and charged with starting the blaze that became the Palisades fire, which killed 12 and destroyed more than 6,800 structures in Los Angeles in January. Jonathan Rinderknecht was arrested on Tuesday and charged with ...

Nine months after the Palisades Fire erupted, killing 12 people and destroying more than 6,800 structures, authorities announced that they've arrested and charged 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht in connection with starting the deadly blaze. Acting U.S ...

A 29-year-old man is facing charges that he started the fire that grew into the deadly and costly Palisades Fire in January. Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli announced on X that Jonathan Rinderknect, 29, was charged ...

The investigation into the cause of this year's deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County has resulted in an arrest, authorities confirmed on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Per an initial report from regional outlet KABC, seen here, officials from multiple agencies ...

A 29-year-old Florida man is under arrest on suspicion of arson in connection with the Palisades Fire, which burned thousands of homes and killed 12 people when it tore through the Los Angeles area in January. Florida resident Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is ...

WESH TWO NEWS STARTS NOW WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS INVOLVES ONE OF THE BIGGEST CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES IN HISTORY. A MAN LIVING IN MELBOURNE. HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA HAS BEEN ARRESTED, ACCUSED OF IGNITING THE PALISADES FIRE. 29 YEAR OLD JONATHAN ...