Nick Reiner made his first look in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday morning, roughly three days after allegedly killing his mother and father — beloved Hollywood figures Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner — inside their Brentwood residence.
Flanked by his lawyer, Alan Jackson, and two different attorneys, Reiner was barely seen from the courtroom gallery throughout the temporary listening to. He donned a blue suicide prevention smock steadily worn by defendants who pose a danger of self-harm.
Reiner, 32, was charged with two counts of homicide on Tuesday, and will face life in jail or the loss of life penalty if convicted. Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman mentioned that no resolution had been made on in search of capital punishment within the Reiners’ slayings. Such critiques usually take months.
A choose accepted Jackson’s request Wednesday to proceed Reiner’s arraignment to Jan. 7. He didn’t enter a plea.
Reiner will proceed to be held in Los Angeles County jail with out bail.
Rob and Michele Reiner have been discovered useless of stab wounds in the main bedroom of their Brentwood residence round 3:40 p.m. on Sunday, authorities have mentioned. The couple was found by their daughter who arrived on the residence after a therapeutic massage therapist referred to as her to say her mother and father weren’t answering the gate at their residence.
About six hours later, Los Angeles law enforcement officials arrested Nick Reiner in Exposition Park close to the USC campus. He was taken into custody with out incident. It’s not clear how authorities linked Nick Reiner to the killings.
Rob Reiner, second left, poses together with his spouse Michele, left, and youngsters Nick, heart, Romy and Jake on the forty first Annual Chaplin Award Gala at Avery Fisher Corridor in 2014 in New York.
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A beloved director and comedic actor, Rob Reiner was recognized for his work on iconic movies together with “When Harry Met Sally,” an adaptation of Stephen King’s “Stand By Me” and the mockumentary “This Is Spinal Faucet.” The 78-year-old additionally had a multi-episode visitor position in the newest season of “The Bear.” Rob and Michele met on the set of “When Harry Met Sally” and had three youngsters collectively. Rob additionally has a daughter from his earlier marriage.
Nick was the center little one of the couple, and his struggles with habit have been lengthy documented. Father and son had labored collectively on a semi-autobiographical movie in regards to the state of affairs titled “Being Charlie.”
Authorities haven’t supplied any particulars a couple of potential motive within the case. However household mates advised The Instances that Rob and Nick Reiner acquired into an argument at a vacation social gathering on the residence of discuss present host Conan O’Brien on Saturday night. Many social gathering company observed Nick performing unusual, the buddies mentioned, but it surely’s not clear what they have been arguing about.
Authorities have declined to supply a selected timeline of the assaults or describe the weapon Nick Reiner allegedly used. Nick, who lived in his father or mother’s guesthouse, checked into the Pierside Santa Monica resort on Sunday, after the killings, in response to a legislation enforcement supply who spoke on the situation of anonymity as a result of they weren’t licensed to talk to the media. Resort employees additionally confirmed he stayed there and that police had been current since Sunday.
