How ChatGPT prompts and a lighter led Palisades Fire investigators to a suspected arsonist

An examination of a 26-page affidavit reveals some of the gritty details of the eight-plus months of investigation that led to an arrest.

Palisades Fire arrest made; suspect allegedly set earlier blaze that later ignited Jan. 7 LA inferno, officials say

Jonathan Rinderknecht "maliciously" started the Lachman Fire on Jan. 1, which later became the devastating Palisades Fire, ...

Alleged Palisades fire arsonist Jonathan Rinderknecht donated to Joe Biden, was registered to vote in Florida

Rinderknecht is accused of setting a brush fire Jan. 1 that was put out, but then smoldered unnoticed underground for days ...

Officials arrest man in Florida on suspicion of starting devastating Palisades Fire

Nine months after a raging inferno decimated the Los Angeles area, claiming the lives of a dozen people and burning down ...

Palisades Fire suspect made anti-Trump social media posts, blamed climate change for causing wildfires

The man who allegedly sparked the deadly Palisades Fire made anti-Trump posts on social media and frequently shared how global warming is causing climate change.

Orlando court hearing delayed for Palisades Fire suspect

The court hearing for the Florida man charged with starting the Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive blazes in the ...
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Palisades Fire suspect to remain jailed, allegedly threatened to burn down sister's Florida home

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A federal judge in Florida ordered the man charged in the deadly Palisades Fire to remain jailed ...

Timeline of the Palisades Fire manhunt: From alleged midnight spark to Florida arrest

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was arrested on federal arson charges for allegedly starting the destructive Palisades Fire that began on New Year's Day in California.