Pacific Palisades Fire Suspect ‘Threatened To Burn Down His Sister’s House’

The man accused of lighting the deadly Pacific Palisades fire has been accused of threatening to burn down the home of his sister, according to testimony given at his first court appearance.

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, appeared in court in Orlando, FL, on Thursday, where the ATF Special Agent in Charge told the court he responded to two alarming incidents involving Rinderknecht just days apart in September, WESH reported.

On Sept. 19, Rinderknecht allegedly threatened to burn down the home of his sister and brother-in-law, with whom he had been living, having relocated from Southern California to Central Florida after he allegedly set the blaze that claimed the lives of 12 people…

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