US EditionIn Emotional Testimony Palisades Residents Bemoan Fire Response
Prosecutors cite threats, erratic behavior, and possible flight plans to Bali to justify detaining Jonathan Rinderknecht, accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire that destroyed 7,000 structures.
- On Tuesday, November 18 in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, federal prosecutors filed court papers Monday seeking to keep Jonathan Rinderknecht detained, citing text messages and photographs alleging flight risk and danger.
- Prosecutors say the blaze began on January 1 when Jonathan Rinderknecht ignited a smaller brush fire that later rekindled during January 7, 2025 Santa Ana winds and became the Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed about 7,000 structures in the Pacific Palisades community.
- Prosecutors submitted screenshots and photos showing alleged plans and weapons, including text-message screenshots referencing Bali and 'Jon Rinder' plus a.380 Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 pistol hidden in a stuffed animal at the sister's home in Melbourne, Florida.
- On November 10, Steve Haney, defense attorney, filed a bond-reconsideration request citing Jonathan Rinderknecht's lack of criminal history, expired passport, parents' planned custody, and potential sentence of up to 45 years.
- Prosecutors stress public-safety risks to justify detention, arguing Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, poses danger given alleged threats and harm, facing federal charges and a trial set for April 2026.
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Prosecutors said in new court filings Monday the man accused of causing the Palisades Fire remains a flight risk and a danger to the public, and shared text messages and photographs in an effort to convince a judge to keep Jonathan Rinderknecht locked up until trial. “No sureties or other conditions of release would serve to reasonably assure defendant’s appearance...
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