LOS ANGELES — The deranged firebug accused of igniting the devastating Palisades Fire interrupted his federal arraignment in California to grill the judge about his “detainment” — as new videos surfaced showing his past run-ins with cops.

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon in a Los Angeles courtroom for the first time since being slapped with federal charges for sparking the raging inferno that leveled 7,000 homes and businesses, caused $150 billion in damages and left 12 people dead.

The alleged arsonist — shackled and dressed in tan jail garb — interrupted the hearing to question the judge about his custody arrangements before his lawyers quickly told him to pipe down and briefly escorted him out of the courtroom. 5

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