Judge declares mistrial in Palisades Fire arson trial after jury deadlocked
Jonathan Rinderknecht, accused of deliberately setting a blaze that grew into one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires on record in the Pacific…
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Prosecutors say Rinderknecht started a fire on Jan. Prosecutors had asked Hwang to tell the jury to deliberate longer, but she said there was a “risk of coercion” given how definitive the jury seemed. 7 and burned through the hillside neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades and Malibu, killing 12 people.
Furthermore, A total of 31 people died in the 2025 fires, which destroyed thousands of homes. Ruling from the bench on Friday, U.S. District Judge Anne Hwang said the court must “declare a mistrial because. Prosecutors asked to try again, and the judge ordered Jonathan Rinderknecht to remain in custody pending a new trial to begin on Oct.
In addition, NBC News' Misty Marris explains how the judge reached the mistrial verdict. 11, 2025, file photo, a firefighting helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood and Encino, Calif.
One point remains disputed: Versions opposées — Mistrial declared in trial over deadly Palisades Fire. ; A federal judge declared a mistrial in the arson case against the 29-year-old man accused….
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Prosecutors say Rinderknecht started a fire on Jan.
according to ABC News — Top Stories +1Prosecutors had asked Hwang to tell the jury to deliberate longer, but she said there was a “risk of coercion” given how definitive the jury seemed.
according to The Independent — World +17 and burned through the hillside neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades and Malibu, killing 12 people.
according to The Independent — WorldA total of 31 people died in the 2025 fires, which destroyed thousands of homes.
according to The Straits Times - WorldRuling from the bench on Friday, U.S. District Judge Anne Hwang said the court must “declare a mistrial because […]
according to Washington ExaminerProsecutors asked to try again, and the judge ordered Jonathan Rinderknecht to remain in custody pending a new trial to begin on Oct.
according to The Boston GlobeNBC News' Misty Marris explains how the judge reached the mistrial verdict.
according to NBC News — Top Stories11, 2025, file photo, a firefighting helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood and Encino, Calif.
according to ABC News — Top StoriesThe Palisades fire scorched more than 23,000 acres in the affluent Palisades enclave last January, damaging more than 6,000 buildings and killing 12 people.
according to The Guardian — US NewsFire personnel respond to homes destroyed while a helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows in California on 7 January 2025.
according to The Guardian — US News
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- Mistrial declared in trial over deadly Palisades Fire.ABC News — Top Stories, CBS News — Latest, Google News — Top Stories (English/US), NBC News — Top Stories, The Boston Globe, The Independent — World, The Straits Times - World, Washington Examiner
- A federal judge declared a mistrial in the arson case against the 29-year-old man accused…The Guardian — US News
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