A Florida man has been arrested in connection with the devastating Palisades fire that swept through part of Los Angeles earlier this year, destroying homes and claiming, along with the Eaton Fire in another part of the county, at least 31 lives.

Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced Wednesday, Oct. 8, the arrest of Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of Melbourne , Florida, with charges of "maliciously" setting a smaller fire that triggered "one of the most destructive fires in Los Angeles history, causing death and widespread destruction."

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