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- Jun 26, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Judge Declares Mistrial in the Palisades Fire Arson Trial
- Judge Anne Hwang declared a mistrial on Friday after the jury said on Thursday it could not reach a verdict on the three federal charges: arson, malicious destruction by means of fire and timber set afire.[1]
- Jurors split 10-2 in favour of not guilty; their note said people on both sides were 'dead set, unwavering and unwilling to change their opinion'.[1]
- The trial had lasted two and a half weeks; the judge declined to push the jury further, citing a 'risk of coercion'.[1]
- Hwang set a tentative retrial date of 19 October and ordered Rinderknecht held in federal custody; First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli said prosecutors 'fully intend to retry this case'.[1]
- The trial was heard in Courtroom 9C of the First Street federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles.[2]
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- [1]90%abc7.com/post/jonathan-rinderknecht-judge-declares-mistrial-arson-trial-palisades-fire-suspect/19388660abc7.com· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Jun 26, 2026 ✓· 29% of score
ABC7 (published 26 June 2026) says 'A mistrial was declared Friday in the arson case against Jonathan Rinderknecht' - Friday 26 June; no time is given.
- [2]85%United States v. Jonathan Rinderknecht | Central District of Californiajustice.gov· Published Aug 21, 2026· 25% of score
The case page places the proceedings in Courtroom 9C of the Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse, 350 W. 1st St., before Judge Anne Hwang.[1]
- [3]80%Palisades fire arson retrial set for November | NBC Los Angelesnbclosangeles.com· Published Aug 19, 2026· 25% of score
NBC recalls that at the June trial jurors 'were deadlocked on all counts 10 to 2 in favor of acquittal', in the same ninth-floor courtroom.[1]
- [4]85%10 Jurors Said Palisades Fire Suspect Isn't Guilty. Now He Faces October Retrial.claimsjournal.com· Published Jun 30, 2026· 21% of score
Confirms the 10-2 deadlock in favour of acquittal, the mistrial, and the first retrial date the judge set.[1]
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