NBA legend Chris Bosh tied to Palisades arsonist case as mysterious alleged clue found at home

Chris Bosh’s home has become part of the defence case in the retrial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, who is accused of starting the Lachman Fire on 1 January 2025. The defence says a retired fire investigator found marks consistent with a launched firework at the property, which could support witness accounts of fireworks nearby and challenge the allegation that Rinderknecht started the fire with a lighter.

The investigator, Michael T. Cole, is expected to describe a mark and a burn and smoke trail on the driveway and patio of Bosh’s $11 million home, which was being rented at the time. Prosecutors are seeking to exclude his testimony, saying it relies on six drone photographs of a stain and lacks an in-person inspection or testing. Investigators say a lighter was found in Rinderknecht’s vehicle; his first trial ended in a mistrial in June, and he remains in federal custody as the retrial proceeds.