From USA TODAY.

Authorities have made an arrest in connection with the deadly and devastating Palisades Fire that ravaged part of Los Angeles earlier this year, according to multiple news reports on Oct. 8.

Jonathan Rinderknecht, of Florida, was arrested for his role in the wildfires that devastated the city. Officials declined to speak on what Rinderknect’s motive might have been.

The fire, along with the Eaton Fire in another part of Los Angeles County, erupted on Jan. 7 and burned for weeks. The two fires combined claimed at least 31 lives, with researchers putting the toll much higher. Thousands of homes and other structures were destroyed.