A new indictment was filed this week against the Palisades Fire suspect after a mistrial was declared in June and prosecutors vowed to retry the case.
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, now faces two criminal charges instead of three for allegedly starting the Lachman Fire that grew, one week later, into the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire.
Federal prosecutors obtained a revised indictment charging Rinderknecht with two federal arson counts: destruction of property by means of fire and arson affecting property used in interstate commerce. The third charge of timber set afire was dropped…