Nick Reiner Pleads Not Guilty To Two Murder Counts - Beritaja

LOS ANGELES — The boy of head Rob Reiner, who is accused of sidesplitting his parents successful their Los Angeles location past year, pleaded not blameworthy to 2 execution counts astatine an arraignment Monday.

Nick Reiner, 32, was slumped complete successful a tan jumpsuit pinch his hairsbreadth intimately shaved during the proceeding astatine a Los Angeles County Superior Court. He sat successful a solid container and only said to the tribunal to work together to waive his authorities to a speedy trial.

He is charged pinch 2 counts of first-degree execution successful the Dec. 14 stabbing deaths of Rob Reiner, a beloved director, and his wife, a photographer and movie producer, Michele Singer Reiner.

Judge Teresa McGonicle entered 2 pleas of not blameworthy into the grounds upon Reiner’s agreement.

The arraignment was group to hap connected Jan. 7 but it was delayed aft his criminal defense attorney, Alan Jackson, asked to beryllium removed from the case.

Los Angeles County nationalist defender Kimberly Greene past requested that the arraignment beryllium postponed until Monday.

Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were recovered dormant successful the superior chamber of their location successful the Brentwood vicinity about 3:40 p.m. by paramedics who were called to the home, officials person said. Prosecutors said they were killed successful the early greeting hours.

Nick Reiner was arrested that aforesaid day, about 9:15 p.m. successful the Exposition Park area of the city, about 15 miles distant from his parents’ home. Security video obtained by NBC Los Angeles showed constabulary confronting him arsenic he crossed a thoroughfare and taking him into custody.

Nick Reiner is charged pinch 2 counts of execution pinch the typical condition allegation of aggregate murders. He besides faces a typical allegation that he utilized a vulnerable and deadly weapon, a knife. Special allegations and circumstances could summation the imaginable punishment if convicted.

Jackson, the criminal defense lawyer who had been connected the case, has not said why he withdrew.

He told Kelly Ripa connected her SiriusXM power show successful January that ineligible standards and ethical obligations forestall him from divulging that, but that "my team, maine personally and my squad stay wholly and utterly committed to Nick’s champion interests."

Jackson said aft he asked to beryllium removed that Nick Reiner was not guilty.