{"id":50604,"date":"2025-10-08T16:53:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T16:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/palisades-fire-arrest-made-suspect-allegedly-set-earlier-blaze-that-later-ignited-jan-7-la-inferno-officials-say\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T16:53:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T16:53:51","slug":"palisades-fire-arrest-made-suspect-allegedly-set-earlier-blaze-that-later-ignited-jan-7-la-inferno-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/palisades-fire-arrest-made-suspect-allegedly-set-earlier-blaze-that-later-ignited-jan-7-la-inferno-officials-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Palisades Fire arrest made; suspect allegedly set earlier blaze that later ignited Jan. 7 LA inferno, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A Florida man has been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with the destructive Palisades Fire that killed a dozen people in Los Angeles earlier this year, officials said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The man, identified as 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, was arrested on suspicion of &#8220;maliciously&#8221; starting the blaze that later became the Palisades Fire, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAttyEssayli\/status\/1975954598201536880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli<\/a>. A criminal complaint shows that he&#8217;ll be charged with Destruction of Property by Means of Fire, but Essayli added that additional charges may be added.<\/p>\n<p>The felony charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison, which could last as long as 20 years if convicted.<\/p>\n<p>Officials claimed during a news conference Wednesday that Rinderknecht started the Lachman Fire in the Pacific Palisades on Jan. 1. The Lachman Fire was initially limited to about eight acres and didn&#8217;t destroy any structures, but investigations revealed that catastrophic Santa Ana winds may have rekindled embers that led to the Palisades Fire beginning near the same location.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is charged with starting the Palisades Fire. He started it on Jan. 1,&#8221; Essayli said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Palisades Fire burned more than 23,000 acres of land in the Pacific Palisades, Malibu and the Santa Monica mountains. Twelve people were killed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fire.ca.gov\/incidents\/2025\/1\/7\/palisades-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to Cal Fire<\/a>, and more than 6,800 structures were destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Essayli said the investigation into Rinderknecht included extensive &#8220;digital evidence,&#8221; like a ChatGPT prompt of Artificial Intelligence-generated images showing a burning city.<\/p>\n<p>Officials did not state Rinderknecht&#8217;s alleged motive on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Rinderknecht is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Orlando, Florida, at 1:30 p.m. local time Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h2>The morning of Jan. 1<\/h2>\n<p>According to Essayli, investigations into Rinderknecht revealed that he was working as an Uber driver in the neighborhood where the Lachman Fire started. After dropping off a rider, he allegedly started the fire on a nearby hiking trail.<\/p>\n<p>Rinderknecht appeared &#8220;agitated&#8221; and &#8220;angry&#8221; during his shift, two passengers told investigators.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/austin-turner\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Austin  Turner<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. 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