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The federal retrial of Jonathan Rinderknecht began Wednesday after jurors in his first trial deadlocked 10–2 in favor of acquittal. Prosecutors allege he deliberately started the Jan. 1, 2025, Lachman fire with a lighter and that it smoldered underground before becoming the Palisades fire six days later, which killed 12 people. Rinderknecht’s attorney says investigators settled on their theory before conducting tests, and argues the evidence does not prove he started either blaze.
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