Federal authorities unsealed charging documents that allege that Jonathan Rinderknecht started a fire that would become the fatal Palisades Fire.

A Florida man has been arrested in connection to the deadly Palisades Fire that broke out in January in Los Angeles, California. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was arrested on Tuesday in Melbourne and ...

Federal authorities arrested Jonathan Rinderknecht after evidence showed he intentionally ignited the New Year's Day fire that became the devastating Palisades Fire.

Rinderknecht is accused of setting a brush fire Jan. 1 that was put out, but then smoldered unnoticed underground for days before igniting the raging Palisades inferno.

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, allegedly used a lighter to set the fire, then called 911. He fled the scene but returned to watch it burn, authorities said. Here's what we know about his background.

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was arrested and charged with intentionally setting the fire that became the deadly and destructive Pacific Palisades fire.

A Florida man, Jonathan Rinderknecht, has been arrested for allegedly igniting the Palisades Fire, which resulted in 12 fatalities in Los Angeles.

Jonathan Rinderknecht was identified as the suspect who is accused of lighting a fire that destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles ...

Jonathan Rinderknecht of Melbourne, Florida, was accused of setting a fire that became the Palisades Fire, which destroyed large parts of Los Angeles.

Jonathan Rinderknecht. (Copyright 2025 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. – Working in concert with ATF agents, West Melbourne police ...

A Florida man has been arrested, accused of starting what became the deadly and destructive "Palisades Fire" on Jan. 1, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. The Palisades Fire killed 12 people, burned ...

Prosecutors cite AI chats and image prompts in the Palisades Fire case that killed 12 and destroyed thousands of homes in Los Angeles.