UPDATE: Mistrial declared after jury deadlocks in Palisades Fire trial LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles jury has announced it is deadlocked in the trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man charged with setting a fire that officials said eventually became the Palisades Fire.
A federal jury weighing arson charges in the Palisades fire says it is at a standstill after 13 hours of deliberations, raising the prospect of a mistrial.
A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man charged with setting a fire that officials said eventually became the Palisades Fire. Rinderknecht was charged with three felony counts: destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in i…
The decision comes after the jury deadlocked, leaving unresolved questions about who is responsible for the fire that killed 12 people and caused billions of dollars in losses.
A mistrial was declared Friday in the case of a man accused of deliberately setting one of the most destructive wildfires in California's history after jurors were unable to agree on a verdict, telling the judge they were hopelessly deadlocked.
