LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of igniting a fire that eventually turned into the destructive Palisades Fire , federal and local law enforcement authorities announced Wednesday.

Jonathan Rinderknecht, a former resident of Pacific Palisades, was taken into custody Tuesday near his Florida home for destruction of property by means of fire, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli.

Rinderknecht started the Lachman Fire in the early morning hours of Jan. 1 after working as an Uber driver the night before, according to the federal criminal complaint.

Essayli said two of his passengers told law enforcement that he appeared agitated and angry that night. After he dropped off a passenger in the Pacific Palisades, Essayli said Rinderknecht parked his c

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