India, Oct. 8 -- A Florida man has been taken into custody on suspicion of arson in relation to the devastating Palisades Fire that claimed the lives of 12 people in Los Angeles earlier this year, authorities stated on Wednesday.

According to Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, the man identified as 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht was detained on suspicion of "maliciously" igniting the fire that eventually turned into the Palisades Fire.

At a press conference on Wednesday, officials asserted that Rinderknecht was responsible for the January 1 eruption of the Lachman Fire in the Pacific Palisades. Investigations showed that the Palisades Fire may have started close to the same spot as the Lachman Fire, which was initially contained to a...