US EditionNew Details Emerge as Palisades Fire Suspect Appears Before Florida Judge
Jonathan Rinderknecht faces federal charges after the Palisades Fire destroyed 6,837 structures and caused 12 deaths, with investigators citing digital and physical evidence.
- Federal prosecutors announced the arrest on Oct. 7 of Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29-year-old suspect, in West Melbourne, Florida, accused of igniting the Jan. 1 Lachman Fire that continued as the deadly Palisades Fire.
- Investigators say Jonathan Rinderknecht, working as an Uber driver on Dec. 31, dropped off a passenger then started a small fire just after midnight on Jan. 1 at Skull Rock Trailhead on MRCA land.
- Environmental sensors recorded the Lachman Fire at 12:12 a.m. and phone GPS and 911 call logs place Rinderknecht at Skull Rock Trailhead clearing; the U.S. Attorney's Office said, `Rinderknecht called 911 several times, but didn’t get through because his iPhone was out of cellphone range.`
- In court Thursday morning, United States Magistrate Judge Nathan W. Hill ruled Rinderknecht will remain in U.S. Marshals custody pending trial, prosecutors say he faces five to 20 years, and a hearing is set for Oct. 17.
- Experts and residents criticized firefighting tactics and called for review of why the initial blaze rekindled, while Alex Jones, InfoWars host, called the lone-arson claim `horse crap` amid California wildfire context.
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Report: Palisades Arson Suspect Burned Bible Prior to Blaze
Jonathan Rinderknecht allegedly burned a bible prior to setting off the Palisades fire that took over 6,000 homes and 12 innocent lives. The post Report: Palisades Arson Suspect Felt ‘Liberated,’ ‘Amazing’ After Burning Bible Prior to Destructive Blaze appeared first on Breitbart.
Unanswered questions abound over arson suspect, tactics in Palisades fire
There are still many unanswered questions that are likely to come into focus in the coming days and weeks. It will also take time to assess whether firefighters could have done more to put out that Jan. 1 fire.
Arson Suspect Arrested In Connection To Deadly Palisades Fire – Patsy Or Pyro?
from InfoWars: Alex Jones isn’t buying the official story when it comes to the alleged lone wolf arsonist. Alex Jones covers the recent arrest of Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, who allegedly started the deadly Palisades, California, fire that ravaged the southern half of the state in January. While prosecutors say the man maliciously set the fires, Jones questions […]
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