PACIFIC PALISADES, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A federal judge in Florida ordered the man charged in the deadly Palisades Fire to remain jailed Thursday after a prosecutor said he had traits of an arsonist and his family had worried about his declining mental state.

In ordering 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht to be held in detention, U.S. Magistrate Judge Nathan Hill said he had concerns about the suspect's mental health and his ability to get to California for future court hearings.

Rinderknecht was arrested during a traffic stop in Florida. He's charged with destruction of property by means of fire and faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted. He could face additional charges associated with the property damage and 12 lives lost in the Jan. 7 fire.

Federal officials said R

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