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Man accused of starting deadly Palisades fire to be retried for arson after mistrial

Case against Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, in Los Angeles comes four months after first trial ended with a hung jury A 30-year-old man accused of starting the deadly Palisades fire is being retried for arson this week, four months after his first trial ended with a hung jury. Federal prosecutors say Jonathan Rinderknecht, a former Uber driver, is responsible for the January 2025 wildfire, which killed 12 people and rav…

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The man accused of starting the blaze that sparked the Palisades fire is facing a retrial. In June, the first attempt to convict him ended in a mistrial.

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Man accused of starting deadly Palisades fire to be retried for arson after mistrial

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Second trial for man accused of starting deadly Palisades fire to begin

The man accused of starting the blaze that sparked the Palisades fire is facing a retrial. In June, the first attempt to convict him ended in a mistrial.

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