Judge declares mistrial in Palisades Fire arson case after jury deadlocks

A federal judge in Los Angeles declared a mistrial on Friday after jurors remained deadlocked in the case against Jonathan Rinderknecht, who is accused of igniting the fire that authorities say became the catastrophic Palisades Fire.

Ruling from the bench on Friday, U.S.

District Judge Anne Hwang said the court must “declare a mistrial because […] ...