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Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli
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Today we are announcing the arrest of 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht on a criminal complaint charging him with maliciously starting what became the Palisades Fire in January. The complaint alleges that Rinderknecht's started a fire in Pacific Palisades on New Year's Day -- a blaze that eventually turned into one of the most destructive fires in Los Angeles history, causing death and widespread destruction. Among the evidence that was collected from his digital devices was an image he generated on ChatGPT depicting a burning city. While we cannot undo the damage and destruction that was done, we hope his arrest and the charges against him bring some measure of justice to the victims of this horrific tragedy. Rinderknecht's initial appearance is scheduled for today at 1:30 p.m. EDT in U.S. District Court in Orlando. Rinderknecht is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
First image shows a man with long hair and beard wearing a dark hoodie and khaki pants standing against a plain wall with hands cuffed behind his back as an arm extends from the side holding the cuffs. Second image is a collage of nine panels depicting dystopian cityscapes in flames with burning buildings vehicles and landscapes in fiery oranges reds and dark tones contrasted with icy blues and grays suggesting destruction and chaos in urban environments.
First image shows a man with long hair and beard wearing a dark hoodie and khaki pants standing against a plain wall with hands cuffed behind his back as an arm extends from the side holding the cuffs. Second image is a collage of nine panels depicting dystopian cityscapes in flames with burning buildings vehicles and landscapes in fiery oranges reds and dark tones contrasted with icy blues and grays suggesting destruction and chaos in urban environments.
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