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Nick Reiner Taken Off Suicide Watch Ahead of Wednesday Arraignment in Parents’ Murder Case

The 32-year-old remains in High Observation Housing under solitary monitoring at Los Angeles’ Twin Towers jail.

Overview

  • Prosecutors have charged Reiner with two counts of first-degree murder with a special allegation that a knife was used in the deaths of Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70.
  • A Los Angeles County sheriff source says Reiner is housed alone in mental-health custody, monitored every 15 minutes, recorded when escorted, and required to wear jail-issued yellow and blue clothing.
  • People reports the suicide-prevention smock has been removed, though Reiner will stay in High Observation Housing unless a judge orders otherwise.
  • Reiner waived a speedy arraignment at his Dec. 17 court appearance, and his arraignment is set for Jan. 7 at Los Angeles Superior Court.
  • The medical examiner determined both victims died from multiple sharp-force injuries after they were found at their Brentwood home on Dec. 14.