India, Oct. 16 -- Jonathan Rinderknecht, the Florida man accused of starting the Los Angeles Palisades Fire, was indicted on Wednesday, October 15, by a federal grand jury. The 29-year-old is facing three new charges, including two felonies, over the devastating fire that leveled 7,000 homes and businesses, according to the New York Post. The massive fire caused $150 billion in damages, the Department of Justice said in a press release.

The three-count indictment reportedly includes counts of arson affecting property used in interstate commerce, destruction of property by means of fire and a count of timber set afire, the DOJ revealed. Rinderknecht allegedly deliberately set a brush fire on the hills over Los Angeles on New Year's Day. ...