Federal authorities have arrested 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht in Florida, accusing him of deliberately starting the Palisades Fire, a catastrophic wildfire in Los Angeles that left 12 people dead and destroyed more than 6,000 structures.
Rinderknecht was taken into custody after a federal investigation linked him to the initial ignition site through a series of digital footprints. Prosecutors say the case represents one of the most significant uses of online and location-based evidence in a major arson investigation.
