Officials: Florida man charged with starting deadly Palisades fire

A Florida man has been arrested, accused of starting what would become the deadly "Palisades Fire" in Los Angeles. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was arrested on Oct. 7 near his home in Melbourne, Florida, officials said. He's accused of maliciously starting a fire on Jan. 1, 2025, which eventually became the Palisades Fire, killing 12 and burning more than 23,000 acres.