An Uber driver has been charged after he allegedly shot a teenage girl at a Georgia Waffle House after she allegedly threatened to kill him, according to the Dunwoody Police Department.

An Uber driver is facing a federal charge after allegedly setting a fire that turned into one of California's most destructive wildfires.

Authorities allege Jonathan Rinderknecht, who previously lived in the Pacific Palisades, was working as an Uber driver in the area on New Year’s Eve and picked up at least two rides that night before starting a fire that would become known as the Lachman Fire, according to the criminal complaint filed in California.

A news conference is expected to give details Wednesday on an arrest in connection to the deadly Pacific Palisades fire that killed 12 people in Los Angeles.

Federal officials say the ex-driver started the deadly blaze and even offered to help firefighters battle his own fire.

ATLANTA ( WANF /Gray News) - An Uber driver is behind bars after he allegedly shot a teenage girl outside a Waffle House in Georgia. Officers say they responded to a shooting call around 2:30 a.m. Sunday at a Waffle House on Chamblee Dunwoody Road.

The Palisades Fire erupted on Jan. 7 and went on to kill 12 people and destroy more than 6,800 homes and buildings.

Uber driver Jonathan Rinderknecht was arrested in Florida. He faces charges including malicious destruction by means of fire.