The Florida man accused of igniting the deadly Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles was indicted Oct. 15 on three new charges, including two felonies.
“A federal grand jury today indicted a former resident of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles who is charged with starting in January 2025 what eventually became the Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history, adding two felonies to his criminal case,” the Justice Department said in a statement.
Jonathan Rinderknecht, a 29-year-old Uber driver based in Melbourne, Florida, was charged with one count of destruction of property by means of fire, one count of arson affecting property used in interstate commerce, and one count of timber set afire. He was already charged with destruction of property by means of fire after he was arrested on Oct. 7.…