Dossier
destruction of property by means of fire
Coverage of destruction of property by means of fire in the Nexus archive.
- Jury deadlocks in federal trial of man accused of starting deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles
A jury in the federal trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, accused of starting the 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, deadlocked after initially claiming to reach a verdict. The fire, which killed at least a dozen people and destroyed over 6,800 structures, is charged as a federal crime involving arson and property destruction. Rinderknecht has pleaded not guilty.