Nine months after a raging inferno decimated the Los Angeles area, claiming the lives of a dozen people and burning down thousands of homes and businesses, officials have arrested a suspect in Florida on suspicion of arson.

A Florida man has been arrested, accused of starting what became the deadly and destructive "Palisades Fire" on Jan. 1, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. The Palisades Fire killed 12 people, burned more than 23,

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was arrested on federal arson charges for allegedly starting the destructive Palisades Fire that began on New Year's Day in California.

The suspect is accused of sparking January’s raging inferno that devastated more than 6,000 homes and buildings in the wealthy coastal enclave.

Jonathan Rinderknecht, the 29-year-old man charged with starting what became the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, California, was in federal court in Orlando on Thursday.

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is accused of starting the initial fire on New Year’s Day that rekindled to become the Palisades fire days later. He was arrested Wednesday in Florida and charged with destruction of property by means of fire, which carries a minimum of five years in federal prison.

Federal investigators say Jonathan Rinderknecht, accused of starting the deadly Palisades Fire, mocked Trump and posted climate alarmist content online.

Jonathan Rinderknecht "maliciously" started the Lachman Fire on Jan. 1, which later became the devastating Palisades Fire, prosecutors said.

A stunning arrest in Florida is connected to one of the most catastrophic wildfires in United States history.Federal investigators say a man who once worked as

Federal investigators arrest 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, charging him with arson for allegedly starting the Palisades Fire .

Jonathan Rinderknecht was described as a loner with a ‘despondent view of the world’ who lived paycheck to paycheck.

Authorities will announce an arrest in connection with the devastating Palisades fire, law enforcement sources said, and are expected to announce a cause of the blaze.