Nick Reiner to appear in court on 2 counts of murder in killing of parents

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Nick Reiner is scheduled to look successful a California tribunal connected Wednesday connected 2 counts of execution successful the sidesplitting of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.

The arraignment and plea hearing, which volition people the archetypal clip Nick Reiner is appearing successful tribunal related to the killings, is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. PT (11:30 a.m. Eastern).

The 32-year-old is being charged with 2 counts of first-degree execution with peculiar circumstances, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced connected Tuesday. Hochman said the charges transportation a maximum condemnation of beingness successful situation without parole oregon the decease penalty, but that his bureau hasn't decided which to pursue.

Newly released video shows Nick Reiner wrong a state presumption convenience store hours aft the killings and conscionable moments earlier helium was arrested connected Sunday. Video from extracurricular the store shows the LAPD arriving and arresting him. He did not defy arrest, according to police.

He is present being held without bail successful a jailhouse successful downtown Los Angeles.

The territory attorney's bureau confirmed successful a connection that Rob and Michele Reiner were stabbed to death. It wasn't wide arsenic of Wednesday greeting erstwhile precisely the onslaught happened, oregon however agelong the mates had been dormant earlier their bodies were discovered connected Sunday. The time before, they had gone to a enactment astatine Conan O'Brien's, wherever Rob and Nick Reiner had a little but large argument, sources who were determination told CBS News.

Police person not released details astir grounds successful the case, oregon immoderate accusation astir a imaginable motive oregon what led them to apprehension Nick Reiner.

Rob Reiner, 78, archetypal gained fame successful the CBS sitcom "All successful the Family" for playing Archie Bunker's son-in-law Mike "Meathead" Stivic. He aboriginal became highly regarded for directing films including "The Princess Bride," "A Few Good Men," and "When Harry Met Sally..." Michele, 68, was a lensman who took the photograph of President Trump that was utilized connected the screen of his publication "The Art of the Deal," according to Variety.

"Their nonaccomplishment is beyond tragic and we volition perpetrate ourselves to bringing their murderer to justice," Hochman said Tuesday. He added that this benignant of lawsuit is "the astir superior complaint the DA's bureau tin bring against anyone."

On the time the mates was recovered dead, they had plans with their longtime friends Michelle Obama and erstwhile President Barack Obama, according to the erstwhile archetypal lady.

"We were expected to beryllium seeing them that night, past night, and we got the news," Michelle Obama said during an interrogation on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Monday night.

Cara Tabachnick and Jonathan Vigliotti contributed to this report.