Overview
- Micah Curtis Sykes, 31, was arrested at the Santa Monica home on Dec. 9 after police found his father with stab wounds the night before.
- Following a Dec. 11 court appearance, his bail shifted from $4 million to no bail, and he is now housed at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center after a Dec. 13 transfer.
- Judge Theresa R. McGonigle issued a protective order barring contact with his mother, whom prosecutors say witnessed the attack.
- An L.A. County felony complaint alleges malice aforethought and claims he personally used a knife, garden shears, and a barbell.
- Deputy District Attorney Cesar Rodriguez told the court Sykes was not appropriately medicated for a long-standing schizophrenia diagnosis, with forensic processing of recovered evidence continuing.