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Jonathan Rinderknecht, accused of deliberately setting a blaze that grew into one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires on record in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, attends his trial at federal court in Los Angeles on June 10, 2026. Mona Edwards/Reuters
LOS ANGELES —Jurors have deadlocked in the trial for a troubled Uber driver accused of lighting a blaze in the Santa Monica Mountains that investigators say led to one of the most destructive fires in U.S. history.
Jurors told U.S. District Judge Anne Hwang on Thursday they were unable to come to a unanimous verdict. They’re expected to return the following day.
Beige Luciano-Adams is a journalist based in Southern California. She writes special reports and investigative features on a broad range of topics for The Epoch Times. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X: twitter.com/LucianoBeige
