MELBOURNE, Florida — The alleged firebug accused of starting the Palisades blaze threatened to burn down his sister’s house and shoot his brother-in-law while their kids were inside, authorities said.

The threats concerned Rinderknecht’s family so much that they moved out of the house to get away from him, according to feds.

The disturbing revelations came during a Thursday morning court hearing for Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, accused of igniting the most expensive wildfire in U.S. history. 3

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Cops were twice dispatched to Rinderknecht’s home in central Florida last month, once after he allegedly threatened to torch his sister’s house, and once when he threatened to shoot on his own family, an agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) told the cou

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