佛罗里达人因涉嫌引发洛杉矶致命帕利塞德火灾被捕
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佛罗里达人因涉嫌引发洛杉矶致命帕利塞德火灾被捕

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联邦当局逮捕了29岁的乔纳森·林德克内希特,指控他故意点燃了今年一月导致12人死亡、6800多栋建筑被毁的洛杉矶火灾。

联邦当局逮捕了29岁的乔纳森·林德克内希特,指控他故意点燃了今年一月导致12人死亡、6800多栋建筑被毁的洛杉矶火灾。

代理美国检察官比尔·埃萨伊利周三宣布了此次逮捕,称林德克内希特面临恶意纵火罪指控,该罪名在联邦监狱中最低刑期为五年,若定罪最高可判20年。

调查人员称,林德克内希特曾是太平洋帕利塞德的居民,新年前夜时他在做优步司机。完成班次后,他涉嫌在圣塔莫尼卡山脉的一条小径上纵火。该起初始火灾被称为拉克曼火灾,火势在地下闷烧数日,直到1月7日因强风复燃,最终引发灾难性的帕利塞德火灾。

帕利塞德火灾烧毁了超过23000英亩土地,摧毁了6800多栋建筑,造成12人死亡。这被认为是洛杉矶历史上破坏性最大的火灾之一。

调查人员引用了将林德克内希特与犯罪联系起来的数字证据,包括他在火灾发生数月前使用ChatGPT生成的一幅描绘燃烧森林和逃离人群的图像。此外,据称他在事件发生前几天反复观看一段包含物品被点燃的音乐视频。

洛杉矶市长卡伦·巴斯对调查人员表示感谢,并强调城市致力于支持受影响的家庭。巴斯说:“九个多月前,我们的城市经历了该地区有史以来最具破坏性的时期之一。生命惨遭夺去,数千户家庭的家园被毁。每一天家庭流离失所的时间都太长了,在我们不懈努力让洛杉矶人回家的同时,我们也在努力寻求结案和正义——今天是朝着这一进程迈出的重要一步。”

林德克内希特在佛罗里达州墨尔本市家附近被捕,计划在奥兰多的美国地方法院出庭。有关当局尚未透露涉嫌纵火的潜在动机。

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Federal authorities have arrested 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, accusing him of intentionally igniting the January fire that killed 12 people and destroyed over 6,800 structures in Los Angeles.

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Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced the arrest on Wednesday, stating that Rinderknecht faces charges of malicious destruction by means of fire, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison and a maximum of 20 years if convicted.

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According to investigators, Rinderknecht, a former resident of Pacific Palisades, was working as an Uber driver on New Year's Eve. After completing his shift, he allegedly set a fire along a trail in the Santa Monica Mountains.

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Investigators cited digital evidence linking Rinderknecht to the crime, including his creation of a ChatGPT-generated image depicting a burning forest with fleeing crowds months before the fire.

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Rinderknecht was arrested near his home in Melbourne, Florida, and is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Orlando.

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Authorities have not disclosed a potential motive for the alleged arson.

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