Federal judge declares mistrial in Palisades Fire arson trial after jury deadlocks 10-2 for acquittal
A federal judge declared a mistrial on June 27, 2026 in the arson trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, accused of igniting the fire that became the deadly January 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. The jury split 10 in favor of not guilty and 2 for conviction, unable to reach a unanimous verdict on all three charges. Prosecutors stated they intend to retry the case.
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“Judge declares mistrial in Palisades Fire arson case after jury deadlocks”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
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“Mistrial declared after jury deadlocks in arson trial over deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles - PBS” · Al Jazeera, PBS NewsHour
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WTWashington Times Mistrial declared after jury deadlocks in arson trial over deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles 44d ago BBreitbart Jury Reaches Impasse in Trial of Man Accused of Sparking Deadly Palisades Fire 45d ago WEWashington Examiner Judge declares mistrial in Palisades Fire arson case after jury deadlocks 44d ago NYPNY Post Bizarre jury twist in trial of accused Palisades firebug Jonathan Rinderknecht 45d ago DWDaily Wire Burned By The Jury: $51B Palisades Fire Trial Goes Up In Smoke 44d ago NMNewsmax Jury Deadlocks in Palisades Arson Trial - Newsmax 45d ago 8 tracked claims across 9 outlets
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Rinderknecht's age is 29 or 30 years old
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