India, Oct. 8 -- Jonathan Rinderknecht has been arrested in connection with the Palisades Fire that broke out in Los Angeles in January, killing 12 people, Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced Wednesday.

According to a criminal complaint, the 29-year-old allegedly started the fire in Pacific Palisades, which grew into one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history.

Months earlier, in July 2024, Rinderknecht reportedly used ChatGPT to generate a "dystopian" image depicting a burning city.

The AI-generated image allegedly showed a forest ablaze on the left, people fleeing in the center, and the wealthy on the right "watching the world burn" while those in poverty suffered.

"While we cannot undo the damage and destru...