Report: Palisades Arson Suspect Ranted About Trump, Climate Change
- Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was arrested for allegedly starting the Pacific Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed over 7,000 homes and businesses.
- Rinderknecht frequently posted on social media about climate change and expressed anti-Trump sentiments; he shared an article titled 'Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration' from ProPublica.
- Investigators found evidence on Rinderknecht's devices linking him to the blaze.
- Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli stated, 'While we cannot undo the damage and destruction that was done, we hope his arrest and the charges against him bring some measure of justice.
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Pics: California arson suspect identified as anti-Trump climate change activist
The suspect accused of starting the Palisades Fire earlier this year in Los Angeles, California, was arrested on Wednesday and identified as a 29-year-old with a history of anti-Trump and climate change posts on social media. In a Wednesday statement on X, formerly Twitter, Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced that 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht had been arrested on a criminal complaint that charged him with “maliciously starting what …
Palisades Fire suspect made anti-Trump social media posts, blamed climate change for causing wildfires
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was arrested in Florida and charged with destruction of property by fire in connection with the deadly Palisades Fire that killed 12 people.
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