Suspect arrested in destructive Palisades
fire, sources say
Posted By: earlybird, 10/8/2025 12:35:47 PM
The most destructive inferno in Los Angeles history, which charred a devastating path through Pacific Palisades and Malibu in early January, was a rekindling fire that an Uber driver intentionally set days earlier near a popular hiking area, federal investigators alleged. Authorities on Wednesday also announced the arrest of 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, who is suspected of setting the initial fire on New Year’s Eve. Rinderknecht, of Florida, was charged with maliciously starting what eventually became the Palisades fire. Among the evidence that was collected from his digital devices was an image he generated on ChatGPT depicting a burning city, said U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli.
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The investigation was unbelievable. Set on a ridge on New Year's Day, it simmered underground until the high winds a week later stirred it up and it became tthe Palisades Fire. Called a holdover fire.it was the Lachman Fire. He was an Uber driver who had just dropped off a rider in the Palisades. He was fascinated with fire, obsessed with a kusic video that shdowed a city burning fdown. We know what failures occured at the local and state level, but this is the guy who set it.