A Friday hearing set for the man charged with causing the Palisades Fire was cancelled Thursday, and a judge in Florida directed that Jonathan Rinderknecht be sent to California so the criminal case can proceed.

Rinderknecht, 29, was indicted by a grand jury in Los Angeles Wednesday on federal arson charges, including destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce, and timber set afire.

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He was initially arrested last week in West Melbourne, Florida on a less formal criminal complaint, and the indictment is a procedural requirement in federal court.

Rinderknecht was ordered held with no bail following a detention hearing in Florida October 9, when an ATF special agen

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