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A major wildfire case just hit a major snag: the jury deadlocked on all three felony charges against 30-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, accused of starting the deadly Palisades fire that killed 12 people. Prosecutors, led by U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, are already preparing for a retrial, confident their evidence proves Rinderknecht’s guilt. The three-week trial painted him as a socially angry arsonist, while the defense challenged the official fire-starting narrative. Rinderknecht, a dual citizen with Uber driving experience, remains jailed since his October 2025 arrest. With no path to a verdict, the focus now turns to his custody status — but the prosecution is ready to press forward, determined to secure convictions.

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