Nick Reiner pled not responsible to murdering his dad and mom, Rob and Michele Reiner, throughout a short listening to in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Monday morning.
Reiner is accused of fatally stabbing his 78-year-old father and 70-year-old mom someday within the early morning hours of Dec. 14 at their Brentwood dwelling, authorities have stated. Their our bodies had been found in the main bedroom by their daughter roughly 12 hours later, and Los Angeles police arrested Reiner close to a South L.A. fuel station later that night time.
Showing in a brown jail jumpsuit, Reiner barely spoke aside from to saym “Sure” to some perfunctory questions from Los Angeles County Superior Courtroom Decide Teresa McGonigle.
Resulting from procedural delays because the killings, Reiner‘s arraignment didn’t happen instantly. Reiner is now due again in court docket in late April.
A motive within the killing has not been disclosed, although studies have surfaced that Nick and his dad and mom bought into an argument at a celebration not lengthy earlier than the slayings.
Nick Reiner’s struggles with psychological well being and dependancy points are lengthy documented. He had spoken publicly about getting sober by 2015, when he labored together with his father on “Being Charlie,” a semi-autobiographical movie about dependancy and restoration that father and son co-wrote. Nick has additionally spoken on podcasts about onerous drug use and destroying the visitor home at his mother or father’s property, which he was residing in on the time of the killings.
The L.A. County Public Defender’s workplace stepped in to signify Reiner final month, changing high-profile protection legal professional Alan Jackson, who has not stated why he recused himself as counsel.
“Circumstances past my management, however extra importantly circumstances past Nick’s management, have made it unimaginable for us to proceed our illustration,” he advised reporters final month.
Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene is now serving as Reiner’s lead legal professional. She has not stated how, or if, Reiner’s psychological well being struggles or dependancy points will issue into the proceedings. It stays unclear if Reiner will search an madness protection.
A celebrated director and comedic actor, Rob Reiner was recognized for his work on iconic movies, together with “When Harry Met Sally…,” “Stand By Me” and “This Is Spinal Faucet.” Rob and Michele met on the set of “When Harry Met Sally…”, and Rob later stated he modified the ending to have the central couple keep collectively after he fell in love with Michele throughout filming.
