The suspect charged with igniting a fire that eventually led to the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles could now face up to 45 years in prison after a federal grand jury indicted him and added two ...

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, has pleaded not guilty to starting what became one of the most destructive wildfires in California ...

A federal judge has ruled that attorneys for Palisades fire suspect Jonathan Rinderknecht can’t introduce evidence about ...

Jonathan Rinderknecht was indicted on federal criminal charges in October 2025 ...

In a court brief, federal prosecutors allege the man who started the Palisades fire resented the rich and idolized Luigi Mangione.

Accused arsonist Jonathan Rinderknecht is charged with sparking the Lachman fire on Jan. 1, 2025, which prosecutors say erupted days later into fatal Palisades fire Credit: Justice Department One of ...

Jonathan Rinderknecht has been arrested in connection with the devastating Palisades Fire. The deadly event began on Jan. 7, 2025, and continued to spread across Southern California for a month, ...

If convicted, Jonathan Rinderknecht would be responsible for one of the nation’s most expensive wildfire arsons. The US has said he faces as long as 45 years in prison if found guilty.

He has pleaded not guilty to starting what became one of the most destructive wildfires in California history.

A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted the Florida man accused of causing the Palisades Fire by starting a smaller blaze a few days prior before it blew up to become one of the deadliest wildfires in ...

Jonathan Rinderknecht’s attorneys say he’s being used as scapegoat for Los Angeles fire department’s failure to fully extinguish earlier blaze ...