October 8, 2025 - Acting US attorney Bill Essayli said: 'The complaint alleges that Rinderknecht's started a fire in Pacific Palisades on New Year's Day - a blaze that eventually turned into one of the most destructive fires in Los Angeles history, causing death ...

October 24, 2025 - Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is charged with "maliciously" starting a fire on January 1 that was quickly suppressed but continued to smolder beneath dense vegetation near Pacific Palisades before reigniting a week later amid fierce winds.

January 7, 2026 - Jonathan Rinderknecht faces one ... April 21, according to prosecutors · Rinderknecht is accused of starting the blaze that subsequently became the deadly Palisades Fire in California, which burned through more than 23,000 acres ...

1 day ago - On October 8, federal authorities arrested a man in Florida and charged him with three felony counts of arson, alleging that he set an earlier fire on January 1 using a combustible material that was not fully extinguished and later reignited ...

January 15, 2026 - The man accused of causing the Palisades Fire, by allegedly igniting a smaller brush fire a week earlier, has asked a judge to exclude some of the potential evidence, arguing investigators lacked legitimate probable cause to obtain search warrants, and authorities dismissed numerous witness accounts that the fire was ignited by New Year's fireworks. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, pleaded not guilty to three federal arson charges that accuse him of starting the Lachman Fire on Jan.

October 14, 2025 - When federal prosecutors charged a man last week with intentionally starting a brushfire that was suppressed but smoldered and ultimately became the Palisades fire, arson became the focus of attention all week.

October 16, 2025 - Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is accused of "maliciously" starting a fire on January 1 that was quickly suppressed but continued to smolder beneath dense vegetation before reigniting a week later amid fierce winds, exploding into a major conflagration ...

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May 17, 2021 - Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images · An arrests has been made in a raging Southern California wildfire that authorities suspect was started by an arsonist and remained out-of-control on Monday, fueled by drought-parched trees and brush ...

January 11, 2025 - “After the interview and additional investigative steps, looking at some additional evidence that was present, they made the determination that there was not enough probable cause to arrest this person on arson or suspicion of arson,” Choi said. “The investigation is ongoing,” he added. “I would like to thank those community members that were involved … in bringing this person to our attention.” · Minutes after the Kenneth fire broke out on Thursday, the man was reportedly restrained by citizens using rope and zip ties after they accused him of trying to light a fire in Woodland Hills. ... The destruction left behind by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday (AP)

October 16, 2025 - The remnants of burned beachfront ... of the Palisades Fire. ... What exactly happened at the top of that hill as 2024 turned to 2025 is now the subject of a federal arson case against Rinderknecht....

October 17, 2025 - Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is accused of "maliciously" starting a fire on January 1 that was quickly suppressed but continued to smolder beneath dense vegetation before reigniting a week later amid fierce winds, exploding into a major conflagration ...

October 8, 2025 - Jonathan Rinderknecht has been arrested for allegedly starting the Palisades Fire, which caused destruction and loss in January

October 24, 2025 - Jonathan Rinderknecht could now face up to 45 years in prison for the Palisades Fire after a federal grand jury indicted him and added additional charges. He is charged with one count of destruction of property by means of fire, one count of arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and one county of timber set a fire.

October 16, 2025 - Federal prosecutors have indicted a 29-year-old man on three felony charges for allegedly starting one of the most destructive wildfires in the city’s history. If convicted, he faces up to 45 years in federal pr

October 9, 2025 - WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - A man was arrested in Florida on charges of intentionally igniting what would become California's devastating Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and wiped out a wealthy enclave of Los Angeles at the start of ...

October 9, 2025 - Jonathan Rinderknecht is accused of intentionally starting fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades. Oct. 8, 2025 · “The arsonist set the first fire, but the fire department proactively has a duty to do certain things,” said Ed Nordskog, a ...

January 10, 2026 - Jonathan Rinderknecht, a 29-year-old occasional Uber driver who used to live in Pacific Palisades, was charged with three felonies by federal prosecutors in October, who claim he was in the neighborhood in the early hours of New Year’s Day. According to a federal complaint, Rinderknecht allegedly used an open flame – likely a lighter – to start a small blaze that grew to about 8 acres (3.2 hectares) before firefighters rushed to the area and extinguished it...