Arson suspect in Palisades fire expressed ‘resentment of the rich,’ prosecutors allege

NewsWorldAmericasArson suspect in Palisades fire expressed ‘resentment of the rich,’ prosecutors allegeDocuments say the man was upset about not having New Year’s Eve plansChristopher Weber Monday 04 May 2026 18:48 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2970208To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/palisades-fire-arson-suspect-jonathan-rinderknecht-b2970211.html","title":"Arson suspect in Palisades fire expressed resentment of the rich, prosecutors allege"}}The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Court documents filed by prosecutors allege that the man accused of igniting the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was up...