Nick Reiner, who is being held at the twin towers jail in downtown Los Angeles, is no longer on suicide watch, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department tells NBC4 Investigates.
The agency told NBC4 that Nick Reiner is still being monitored, but his anti-suicide smock has been removed.
Reiner was charged in the murders of his parents, director Rob Reiner and wife Michele.
District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the first-degree murder charges a day after Nick Reiner was arrested in connection with the tragic discovery of his parents’ bodies at the home in Los Angeles’ Brentwood area. The charges include a special circumstances allegation of multiple murders and an additional allegation that Reiner used a knife.
Special circumstances elevate a murder charge to a more severe level. The charges carry the potential for a possible death sentence, if prosecutors pursue capital punishment. That decision will be made later, Hochman said.
The 32-year-old is set to appear in court Wednesday.
Nick Reiner was the second of the couple’s three children.
The deaths of Rob Reiner, a celebrated director whose long list of successful films included “When Harry Met Sally…,” “A Few Good Men” and “This Is Spinal Tap,” and Michele Reiner, a talent photographer and producer, stunned the Hollywood community and led to an outpouring of tributes from entertainment industry colleagues, political figures and more. The family’s challenges Nick were well-documented, including battles with drug addiction.
Nick Reiner has spoken publicly over the years about his struggles with drug addiction, which began in his teens. He told People in an interview in 2016 that he cycled in and out of treatment facilities with bouts of homelessness and relapses in between.