Mistrial declared in Palisades Fire arson trial
Federal prosecutors say they’ll retry the man accused of starting the 2025 Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles after a mistrial was declared
gulfwarvet.bsky.social6And so it begins... Get ONE MAGAt on a jury and it's a mistrial. Because they don't care if the person did it... can't have them be held accountable when they all want to do that and worse to "own libs".
The Dax Symbiont 🏴🏳️⚧️🌲🇵🇸2there is absolutely reasonable doubt in charging him as far as im aware. its a case of “he was nearby so it must have been him” which no
Kenneth Hendrix1🔑 information from the article
🧿kika🧿4If only we spent as much justice outrage on those who make money on the conditions which make *all* these fires possible, as we do on feckless weirdos who, mostly by chance, trigger *some* of them 😒
jules3is there a mister trial?
Jamie3I hope he gets off again because the case is full of reasonable doubt and frankly, barely makes sense. I’m actually pretty proud of humanity for enough jurors to stand by “not guilty” instead of having the emotional desire to blame one person.
Owen R. Broadhurst ☭ 🏳🌈 🔻⛤ (he/him/his)2The proximate cause was fireworks and a downed power line, but federal prosecutors are determined to scapegoat only this poor guy The genuine and true cause was climate change, but federal prosecutors are not about to target the polluters who were truly responsible
via @laist.com Jonathan Rinderknecht was facing up to 45 years in prison. The jury was deadlocked after about two days of deliberations.
Jerseyboyingeorgia7I thought he admitted that he started the fire. What kind of idiot jurors refuse to convict someone who confesses to the crime. Why was there even a trial?
Skuzy3Disgusting. White men get away with everything.
Bathsheba in Blue1Ugh! At least the prosecutors are definitely going to try him again.
Federal judge declares mistrial after the jury deadlocked in the arson trial of man accused of starting the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire. https://cnn.it/4uZqJhA
CNN18Prosecutors plan to try the case again, First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli said.
Alexia Norton Jones1If the young white male who allegedly started that Fire did so, because he hates the rich and feels, he got a short shift in life, obviously he was viewing it from Pacific Palisades; he had more opportunities in life as a white male, than 99% of people on the planet. He was not a victim,ever.
Mikusa1Started one fire…fire department declared it contained but it was not and it roared back to life from underground embers a WEEK later consuming the Palisades and Altadena communities.
