Overview
- Police responding to a 9:20 p.m. 911 call at the Santa Monica home found Jubilant Sykes with injuries consistent with a stabbing, pronounced him dead at the scene, and arrested his son inside.
- Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Theresa R. McGonigle ordered Micah Curtis Sykes, 31, held without bail after an initial $4 million booking amount.
- The charging complaint includes enhancements alleging use of a knife, garden shears and a barbell, along with great bodily injury to a person 60 or older.
- Deputy District Attorney Cesar Rodriguez told the court the defendant’s mother witnessed the attack, and a protective order now bars him from contacting her.
- Prosecutors said Sykes has a schizophrenia diagnosis and was not consistently medicated, while the victim’s Grammy-nominated career has intensified public attention on the case.