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Charges against Palisades Fire arson suspect revised

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs, on the newest of 2 developments

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - The man accused of setting a blaze that grew into the deadly Palisades Fire, the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history, was facing one less criminal charge today, with federal prosecutors obtaining a revised indictment in the case.

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  1. Jonathan Rinderknecht faces new Palisades Fire indictment

    Headline from KTLA Los Angeles ·

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    Charges against Palisades Fire arson suspect revised

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

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  1. New York Post

    Accused Palisades Fire starter hit with new indictment as feds shift tactics after mistrial (opens New York Post)

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    Federal prosecutors are taking another crack at the man accused of sparking the devastating Palisades Fire — but this time, they’re narrowing the case. Prosecutors filed a revised indictment Thursday against Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, dropping one of the three felony counts he previously faced and r…

  2. KTLA Los Angeles

    Jonathan Rinderknecht faces new Palisades Fire indictment (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    Federal prosecutors have refiled charges against the man accused of igniting a wildfire that ultimately became the devastating Palisades Fire. The new indictment against 30-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht narrows the case to two felony counts, dropping a third felony charge he previously faced.

  3. Bangor Daily News

    Prosecutors narrow their case ahead of the retrial of the man accused of setting the Palisades fire (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Los Angeles (AP) — Federal prosecutors will pursue fewer charges in their second attempt to convict a man accused of starting the deadly 2025 wildfire that became the most destructive in Los Angeles’ history.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Feds revamp charges against Palisades arson suspect after mistrial (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Prosecutors this week unveiled a new indictment against Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of sparking last year's deadly fire in the Palisades, nixing one of the three original charges and revising the other two after a mistrial in federal court earlier this summer.

  5. KESQ Palm Springs

    Charges against Palisades Fire arson suspect revised (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - The man accused of setting a blaze that grew into the deadly Palisades Fire, the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history, was facing one less criminal charge today, with federal prosecutors obtaining a revised indictment in the case.

  6. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Arson suspect in Palisades Fire faces 1 less criminal charge in revised indictment ahead of retrial (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    The man accused of setting a blaze that grew into the deadly Palisades Fire, the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history, is facing one less criminal charge, with federal prosecutors obtaining a revised indictment in the case.

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