Eric Leonard
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Jonathan Rinderknecht has pleaded not guilty to 3 federal arson charges tied to the Lachman fire.
Feds say they can place him at the scene when the fire started.
Feds say they can place him at the scene when the fire started.
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Jonathan Rinderknecht has pleaded not guilty to 3 federal arson charges tied to the Lachman fire.
Feds say they can place him at the scene when the fire started.
Feds say they can place him at the scene when the fire started.
“…The scapegoating and politically motivated finger pointing to the Uber driver who just happened to be on the hill when the fire started right after midnight on New Year's Eve, is arguably one of the most shameful attempts at deflecting civil and criminal responsibility in the nation's history.”
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
“…The scapegoating and politically motivated finger pointing to the Uber driver who just happened to be on the hill when the fire started right after midnight on New Year's Eve, is arguably one of the most shameful attempts at deflecting civil and criminal responsibility in the nation's history.”
“The gross negligence of the fire department in abandoning a visibly smoldering, still
burning Jan 1st, 2025, fire, with predicted red flag weather warnings of hurricane force winds, is as much to blame as the lack of water, resources, manpower and a bone-dry Santa Ynez reservoir in the distance.
burning Jan 1st, 2025, fire, with predicted red flag weather warnings of hurricane force winds, is as much to blame as the lack of water, resources, manpower and a bone-dry Santa Ynez reservoir in the distance.
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
“The gross negligence of the fire department in abandoning a visibly smoldering, still
burning Jan 1st, 2025, fire, with predicted red flag weather warnings of hurricane force winds, is as much to blame as the lack of water, resources, manpower and a bone-dry Santa Ynez reservoir in the distance.
burning Jan 1st, 2025, fire, with predicted red flag weather warnings of hurricane force winds, is as much to blame as the lack of water, resources, manpower and a bone-dry Santa Ynez reservoir in the distance.
Defense says 31 witnesses heard or saw fireworks at the moment the Jan 1 Lachman fire started, and firefighters initially suspected that’s what caused it
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Defense says 31 witnesses heard or saw fireworks at the moment the Jan 1 Lachman fire started, and firefighters initially suspected that’s what caused it