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Nick Reiner, Youngest son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer Reinerwill be Charged with two counts of first-degree murder After the famous Hollywood couple was found dead.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the charges Tuesday afternoon, two days after Reiners found dead At his estate in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. His son was arrested late Sunday night near Exposition Park in Los Angeles.
Hochman revealed that Renner, 32, is accused of using a knife to carry out the alleged murders.
He told reporters, “The charges will be two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders. He also faces a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, that being a knife.”
Now that prosecutors have decided to file charges, Renner is expected to appear in court and enter a plea.
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“He is undergoing the medical clearance that everyone who is arrested and booked into the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department jail has to go through,” Hochman said. “Once he is medically cleared, he will be brought to court to stand trial on these charges. At that time, he will plead guilty or not guilty.”
If convicted, Renner faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty. “No decision has been made at this point regarding the death penalty,” Hochman said.
The coroner is still determining the couple’s exact time of death, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell told reporters. Police express reaction Reached the Reiners’ house around 3:40 pm local time on Sunday.
Renner was initially scheduled to appear in court in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning. But his lawyer Alan Jackson said that he did not get medical clearance to go from jail to court. the new York Times, He is being kept without bail.
Renner has a known drug history AddictionA conflict that began when he was a teenager. He Entered drug treatment programs on several occasionsStarted when he was 15 years old. Renner has said that due to his addiction he experienced homelessness several times.
Renner had reportedly attended a holiday party with his parents on Saturday night, hours before their bodies were found. sources told nbc news that Renner was disrupting the party, and that he acted strangely after interrupting a conversation involving comedian Bill Hader. Independent Haider’s representatives have been contacted for comment.
McDonnell called the case a “tragedy”.
“This case is heartbreaking and extremely personal, not only for the Renner family and their loved ones, but for our entire city. We offer our deepest condolences to everyone affected by this tragedy,” he told reporters Tuesday afternoon.
Key figures are done quickly Share tribute to iconic Hollywood couple on social media,
Author Stephen King wrote that he was “horrified and saddened by the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michelle.” Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi described Rob Reiner as “creative, funny, and beloved” and Michelle Reiner as an “indispensable partner, intellectual resource, and a loving wife.”
Former President Barack Obama also honored the famed director, writing on