<p>Case against Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, in Los Angeles comes four months after first trial ended with a hung jury</p><p>A 30-year-old man accused of starting the deadly Palisades fire is being retried for arson this week, four months after his first <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/mistrial-arson-california-pacific-palisades-wildfire">trial</a> ended with a hung jury.</p><p>Federal prosecutors say Jonathan Rinderknecht, a former Uber driver, is responsible for the January 2025 wildfire, which killed 12 people and ravaged thousands of buildings in the Pacific Palisades.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/02/accused-man-retried-arson-deadly-palisades-fire">Continue reading...</a>
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Man accused of starting deadly Palisades fire to be retried for arson after mistrial
<p>Case against Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, in Los Angeles comes four months after first trial ended with a hung jury</p><p>A 30-year-old man accused of starting the deadly Palisades fire is being retried for arson this week, four months after his first <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/mistrial-arson-california-pacific-palisades-wildfire">trial</a> ended with a hung jury.</p><p>Federal prosecutors say Jonathan Rinderknecht, a former Uber driver, is responsible for the January 2025 wildfire, which killed 12 people and ravaged thousands of buildings in the Pacific Palisades.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/02/accused-man-retried-arson-deadly-palisades-fire">Continue reading...</a>