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Man charged with starting Palisades fire to remain jailed, federal magistrate says

Man charged with starting Palisades fire to remain jailed, federal magistrate says
nation10/9/2025

Prosecutor says Jonathan Rinderknecht had traits of an arsonist and family expressed worries about mental state

A federal magistrate in Florida on Thursday ordered a man charged in California’s deadly Palisades fire to remain jailed after a prosecutor said he had traits of an arsonist and his family had worried about his declining mental state. Federal officia... [1667 chars]