Authorities arrested a suspect on Tuesday in connection with the fires that devastated Los Angeles in January, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. 

Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli for the Central District of California said Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is charged with “maliciously starting what became the Palisades Fire,” known as one of the most catastrophic fires in U.S. history. The felony charge carries a mandatory minimum five-year federal prison sentence and is punishable by up to 20 years.