{"id":240979,"date":"2025-10-21T12:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/240979\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:22:09","slug":"man-accused-of-starting-palisades-fire-moved-from-florida-jail-wftv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/240979\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of starting Palisades Fire moved from Florida jail \u2013 WFTV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">SANFORD, Fla. \u2014 The Florida man accused of setting the deadly fire in California history is no longer in a Florida jail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Jonathan Rinderknecht was moved from the Seminole County Jail on Tuesday, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">The jail would not confirm with Channel 9 where Rinderknecht is being moved to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">He was in federal custody in Sanford awaiting extradition to California to face charges related to the Palisades Fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">He is accused of igniting that fire that killed 12 people, burned more than 23,000 acres, and destroyed or damaged nearly 7,000 structures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">\u201cGeolocation data for the 911 calls showed that he was standing above the fire in a clearing nearly 30 feet from the blaze as it rapidly grew,\u201d said Bill Essayli, Acting U.S. Attorney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Investigators say Rinderknecht was living in the area at the time of the fire and moved to Melbourne afterward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">They have collected more than 13,000 pieces of evidence against him. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Channel 9 is working to gather more information and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. 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