LOS ANGELES — A federal judge declared a mistrial after jurors deadlocked in the case against Jonathan Rinderknecht, who is accused of starting the devastating Palisades Fire in January 2025. On ...

A federal judge declared a mistrial in the case against a former Uber driver accused of sparking the Palisades blaze. Jurors deliberated for 13 hours before telling U.S. District Judge Anne Hwang they ...

Friday's announcement of a mistrial in the case against the Palisades Fire arson suspect evoked mixed emotions among those who are trying to rebuild their community after surviving the devastating ...

A mistrial was declared Friday in the federal arson trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire, after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked and unable ...

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A federal judge declared a mistrial for the man accused of deliberately igniting the Palisades Fire after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Jonathan Rinderknecht was arrested in October 2025 ...

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The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) LOS ANGELES (CN) — A federal judge ...

Jurors in the Palisades Fire arson trial announced they were hopelessly deadlocked after two days of deliberations. Jonathan Rinderknecht is accused of starting the Lachman Fire, which prosecutors say ...

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining ...

Jurors deliberating the fate of the man accused of starting the Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California’s history, failed to reach a verdict Thursday afternoon, telling the ...