Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice allege that the man arrested intentionally started a fire on Jan. 1, 2025, which then became the deadly fire.

Here are updates from that press conference.

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Full press conference: Florida man arrested in connection to Palisades Fire

A Florida man has been arrested, accused of starting what would become the deadly "Palisades Fire" in Los Angeles. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was arrested on Oct. 7 near his home in Melbourne, Florida, officials said. He's accused of maliciously starting a fire on Jan. 1, 2025, which eventually became the Palisades Fire, killing 12 and burning more than 23,000 acres.

Are more charges possible?

Officials alluded that additional charges

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