Rob Reiner’s youngest son, Nick is in custody following the brutal murders of his parents after the pair were found dead at their home in Los Angeles yesterday
Rob Reiner’s son Nick is in custody after his parents were murdered. Nick, 32, was taken into custody by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department at around 5:46am PST on Monday. He is being held on $4million bail in connection with the murder of his parents, records obtained by the Mirror have revealed.
He was arrested on Sunday at 21:15 local time and booked the following morning. Nick, who is said to live in the Los Angeles area, is very rarely seen in public after opening up about his battles with addiction in 2016. He previously opened up about going to rehab and how his addictions led him to homelessness. “I was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas. I spent nights on the street. I spent weeks on the street. It was not fun,” he told People magazine in an interview in 2016.
The murder of Rob and his wife, Michele, has sent shockwaves across the globe after they allegedly had their throats slit by a relative following an argument. The agency description of Nick’s arrest states “Gang Activity.”
It’s claimed that Romy, Rob and Michele’s daughter found their bodies inside their home in Brentwood. Romy had told law enforcement that a relative “should be a suspect” because they were “dangerous”.
The Los Angeles Fire Department were called to the home to provide medical aid at 3:30pm local time on Sunday and discovered a man, 78, and a woman, 68, were already dead upon arrival. Police confirmed that both victims had suffered from lacerations “consistent with a knife [attack].”
A spokesperson for the Reiner family said: “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.”
Meanwhile, Rob’s eldest daughter, Tracy Reiner, who was adopted by the star during his first marriage to Penny Marshall, said she was in “shock.” Speaking to NBC, she said: “I came from the greatest family ever. I don’t know what to say. I’m in shock.”
She told how she had seen her father the day before for a family gathering. “I came from the greatest family ever,” she said. “I don’t know what to say. I’m in shock.” A senior officer told the Mirror that investigators intended to speak with all relevant family members and associates as part of a routine procedure in a case of this nature.
“We’re going to try to speak to every family member that we can to get to the facts of this investigation,” the officer said, adding that detectives were set to re-enter the sprawling six-bedroomed property to conduct a detailed forensic examination.He noted that the house had been left in the same condition as when officers first arrived, after police determined there was no ongoing threat.
Police had already questioned a relative of Rob over the alleged murder. During a press conference late on Sunday evening, police said they were seeking to obtain a search warrant for a home and were “not looking for anyone as a suspect or in any other manner,” before adding that they would continue with their investigations.
Alan Hamilton, deputy police chief of Los Angeles, confirmed that the force would continue to interview several members of the family. There were no signs of forced entry on the $13.5 million mansion.
In a statement shared on X, formerly known as Twitter on Sunday, the police department said: “LAPD officers responded to a death investigation in the 200 block of S. Chadbourne Ave. Inside the residence, officers discovered 2 decedents. The identity of the decedents has not yet been confirmed.
“Robbery Homicide Division (RHD) responded to the residence, which has been identified as the home of Rob Reiner. At this time, no further details are available as this is an ongoing RHD investigation, into an apparent homicide.”
Source: Mirror
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