He’s the son of Baptist missionaries who loved soccer as a child. In the Hollywood neighborhood where he lived and worked as an Uber driver, one acquaintance described him as “a really nice guy.” Yet he was embroiled in an ugly legal conflict with a neighbor in his apartment complex that included accusations of abuse and drug use. Now, federal …
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In a revelation that overturns much of previous investigation into the devastating Pacific Palisades Fire, the Department of Justice today said the blaze was a “holdover” fire from a blaze that had been set a week prior which, federal prosecutors said today, was the result of the actions of a 29-year-old Uber driver. As Jonathan Rinderknecht was arrested Wednesday in …
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Chimneys stand among the rubble after the passage of the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, California, on Jan. 8, 2025. Agustin Paullier | AFP | Getty Images Federal authorities announced Wednesday that they have arrested and charged a Florida man with maliciously starting the deadly Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive blazes in Los Angeles history. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, …
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A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly wildfire that destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood in Los Angeles, California. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was detained for allegedly starting a fire on New Year’s Day that burned down much of the wealthy area a week later, acting US attorney Bill Essayli said. The blaze, which erupted on 7 …
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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. The man, identified as 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, was arrested on suspicion of “maliciously” starting the blaze that later became the Palisades Fire, according to acting U.S. Attorney Bill …
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A person was arrested in connection with the deadly Palisades Fire in January that killed a dozen people in California, multiple law enforcement sources told NBC News. The name of the person and the nature of the charges have not been released. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Los Angeles Police Department …
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Thursday released an after-action report on the devastating January wildfires, focusing on alert notifications and evacuation policies. The 132-page independent report, commissioned by the board and completed by the McChrystal Group, did not identify a “single point of failure” in the county’s efforts to warn and evacuate residents …
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Two Senate Republicans have opened yet another investigation into the deadly Palisades fire, adding to a long list of ongoing probes aimed at determining whether local officials prepared sufficiently for the emergency. The investigation will look at whether emergency preparations were sufficient, including an examination of whether there was enough reservoir water to respond to the deadly wildfire. Sens. Rick …
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