"Jonathan Rinderknecht moved in with family members in Florida months after he allegedly set the Lachman fire in the Pacific Palisades using an open flame, requiring firefighters to spend hours putting it out on Jan. 1, where it continued smoldering underground until fierce winds reignited the blaze on Jan. 7, federal authorities have said."
"Around the time he set the fire, Rinderknecht was apparently falling out with friends and had broken up with a girlfriend. He worked for Uber the night of Dec. 31, where two customers recalled him appearing agitated and angry. The last customer was dropped off in a residential area of the Pacific Palisades around 11:34 p.m., less than an hour before the Lachman fire broke out."
A 29-year-old suspect, Jonathan Rinderknecht, is charged with destruction of property by means of fire for allegedly setting the Lachman fire in Pacific Palisades. Firefighters spent hours extinguishing the blaze on Jan. 1 while it smoldered underground and fierce winds reignited it on Jan. 7. The resulting Palisades fire killed 12 people, scorched over 23,000 acres and damaged or destroyed nearly 7,000 structures before containment on Jan. 31. Rinderknecht reportedly worked for Uber and DoorDash, appeared agitated the night of Dec. 31, and was arrested in Florida during a traffic stop. Federal prosecutors plan to present the case to a grand jury and additional charges could follow.
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