Legal experts break down why the accused Palisades firestarter got off: ‘Scapegoat for the government’s failures’

Source: New York Post

After jurors overwhelmingly rejected the government’s case against accused Palisades firestarter Jonathan Rinderknecht, federal prosecutors need to ditch their character attacks and focus on the evidence for his retrial, legal experts told The California Post. Rather than painting Rinderknecht as “a loser who hates rich people,” the prosecution should build its case around fire science, timelines and his movements before the blaze, they said. 5 A mistrial was declared in the federal case against Jonathan Rinderknecht.