India, Oct. 8 -- Jonathan Rinderknecht, a 29-year-old man from Florida, has been detained as a suspect in igniting the January Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles, which damaged over 6,000 houses and claimed 12 lives.

At a press conference, representatives of the Justice Department declared that Rinderknecht has been taken into custody in Orlando, Florida.

The officials claimed that evidence gathered from his electronic devices revealed a picture of a burning city that he created using ChatGPT.

Pacific Palisades fire broke out on January 7 near a famous hiking trail that overlooks the rich beachfront area.

Rinderknecht was held in Florida on Tuesday and was charged with causing property destruction via fire, Acting US Attorney Bill ...