Federal authorities announced Wednesday that they have arrested and charged a Florida man with maliciously starting the deadly Palisades Fire , one of the most destructive blazes in Los Angeles history.

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is charged with destruction of property by means of fire, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, which is prosecuting him.

Right after allegedly igniting the inferno early New Year's Day, Rinderknecht "listened to a rap song, which has a music video that includes things being lit on fire," the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

"Rinderknecht listened to the song repeatedly in the prior days," the office said.

Rinderknecht, who previously lived in Pacific Palisades, California, was arrested on Tuesday in Florida.

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