"New video shows Nick Reiner moments before his arrest and when he was taken into custody for the murders of his parents, renowned director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer. Nick Reiner, 32, was charged Tuesday with two counts of first-degree murder, with the special circumstance of multiple murders, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. He also faces a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife."
"Nick Reiner was taken into custody in Exposition Park Sunday evening hours after he allegedly stabbed his parents to death in their Brentwood home, prosecutors said. Footage obtained appears to show Nick Reiner wearing a hat with a red backpack inside a gas station convenience store. He is seen walking around the store and buying a drink. Additional video shows Nick Reiner walking as an LAPD vehicle races to the area of Exposition Boulevard and Vermont Avenue. Once an officer gets out of the car, Reiner puts his hands up and is arrested."
"Nick Reiner's attorney, Alan Jackson -- who helped defend Karen Read in Massachusetts -- told reporters Tuesday that the 32-year-old had not yet completed the standard medical clearance to appear in court. Nick Reiner had been open about battling drug addiction since he was a teenager. In 2016, Nick Reiner worked with his dad on the movie "Being Charlie," which was based largely on his struggle with drug addiction. On Saturday night, Rob and Nick Reiner got into an argument at a holiday party, and at the party Nick was seen acting strangely, sources told ABC News."
Video captures Nick Reiner shortly before his arrest and during custody after the alleged murders of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer. Prosecutors charged him with two counts of first-degree murder and a special allegation that he personally used a knife, citing multiple murders. Police arrested him in Exposition Park hours after the alleged stabbings at the Brentwood home. Surveillance shows him inside a gas station wearing a hat and red backpack, buying a drink, then walking as an LAPD vehicle arrives and surrendering when officers approach. His attorney said he had not completed medical clearance to appear in court. He had publicly battled drug addiction and worked with his father on the 2016 film Being Charlie. Sources said an argument occurred at a holiday party where he acted strangely.
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