Palisades Fire defendant heads to October retrial after hung jury

TL;DR
A jury failed to reach a verdict in the Palisades Fire case, resulting in a mistrial and an October retrial for suspect Jonathan Rinderknecht. Jurors said there wasn’t enough evidence to convict beyond a reasonable doubt that he acted alone, and the defense argued investigators’ conclusions and other possible causes should be considered.
- 10 jurors said Palisades Fire suspect isn’t guilty. Now he faces an October retrial AP News
- Jonathan Rinderknecht: Judge declares mistrial in arson trial of Palisades Fire suspect ABC7 Los Angeles
- Palisades fire arson case ends in mistrial NPR
- Judge declares mistrial in case against man accused of sparking deadly California fire BBC
- Mistrial declared in Palisades fire arson case, a stunning blow to feds Los Angeles Times
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