ORLANDO, Fla. - The man accused of starting one of California’s deadliest wildfires will again appear in federal court Thursday morning in Orlando.

2nd Orlando court hearing

What we know:

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was arrested on Tuesday in Melbourne and appeared in federal court on Wednesday afternoon in Orlando. During the hearing, he acknowledged that he understood the charges against him.

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Rinderknecht will again appear in court at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, where the topic of bond could be discussed. He is facing federal criminal charges related to the fire. If convicted, Rinderknecht would face a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison and a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.

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