{"id":2619566,"date":"2026-06-26T13:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-declares-mistrial-in-palisades-fire-arson-case-after-jury-deadlocks\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T13:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:20:49","slug":"judge-declares-mistrial-in-palisades-fire-arson-case-after-jury-deadlocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-declares-mistrial-in-palisades-fire-arson-case-after-jury-deadlocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge declares mistrial in Palisades Fire arson case after jury deadlocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-declares-mistrial-in-palisades-fire-arson-case-after-jury-deadlocks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2619566&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">federal judge<\/a> in los Angeles declared a mistrial in the case against Jonathan Rinderknecht, who is accused of igniting the catastrophic Palisades Fire. Jurors remained deadlocked, leading to the mistrial. Rinderknecht has pleaded not guilty to three federal arson charges related to the New Year\u2019s Eve Lachman Fire in Pacific Palisades.Prosecutors allege the fire smoldered underground for days before exploding into the wildfire that resulted in 12 deaths, destroyed thousands of structures, and burned over 23,000 acres across Los Angeles County. An upcoming evidentiary hearing for the suspect is scheduled, and the story is ongoing with updates expected. Additionally, othre notable stories include DC paying a settlement to a man who played the Star Wars &#8220;Imperial March&#8221; behind the National Guard and John bolton pleading guilty to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boltons-guilty-plea-makes-media-attacks-on-trump-doj-look-even-more-ridiculous\/\" title=\"Bolton&#039;s ... Plea Makes Media Attacks On DOJ Look Ridiculous\">mishandling classified facts<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A federal judge in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\">Los Angeles<\/a> declared a mistrial on Friday after jurors remained deadlocked in the case against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4559465\/palisades-fire-suspect-espoused-left-wing-ideology-prosecutors\/\">Jonathan Rinderknecht<\/a>, who is accused of igniting the fire that authorities say became the catastrophic Palisades Fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rinderknecht has pleaded not guilty to three <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal arson-related charges tied<\/a> to the New Year\u2019s Eve Lachman Fire in the Pacific Palisades area.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4626697\/judge-declares-mistrial-palisades-fire-arson-case-jury-deadlocks\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge declares mistrial in Palisades Fire arson case after jury deadlocks<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4626468\/dc-payout-star-wars-theme-national-guard-settlement\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DC to pay \u2018significant amount\u2019 to man who played Star Wars \u2018Imperial march\u2019 behind National Guard<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4626251\/john-bolton-pleads-guilty-mishandling-classified-information\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>John Bolton pleads guilty to one count of mishandling classified information<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4563838\/palisades-fire-suspect-evidentiary-hearing\/\">PALISADES FIRE SUSPECT APPEARS AT EVIDENTIARY HEARING AHEAD OF TRIAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prosecutors allege the blaze smoldered underground for days before exploding into the wildfire that killed 12 people, destroyed thousands of structures across Los Angeles County, and burned more than 23,000 acres.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is a developing story and will be updated<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mistrial declared in Palisades Fire case after jury 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