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Nick Reiner, charged with the murder of his parents Rob and Michele Reiner, has been placed under suicide watch at the Los Angeles jail where he’s currently detained. This precautionary measure was implemented after his arrest on Monday.
The 32-year-old was apprehended on suspicion of murdering his parents, an incident that occurred on Sunday. As of now, he is being held without bail, according to officials.
A source from law enforcement confirmed to the Daily Mail that Nick is under the care of the jail’s mental health evaluation team at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility.
By Monday evening, Nick was relocated to a section designated for inmates experiencing suicidal thoughts, as reported by an insider.
Meanwhile, detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department continue to build their case, amid a wave of mourning from Hollywood’s community for the loss of the esteemed entertainment figures.
The lifeless bodies of the couple had been discovered Sunday afternoon at their home in Brentwood, California, with detectives saying they believe they died as a result of lethal stab wounds.
Nick Reiner, 32, who is accused of murdering his parents Rob and Michele Reiner, has been placed under suicide watch at the LA jail facility he’s being kept in. Pictured 2016 in NYC
On Tuesday, prosecutors will be given the case, after which they will declare how they are moving forward in the case against Nick.
Nick is expected to make an appearance before a judge in court this week, insiders told Daily Mail.
It was not immediately clear as of Monday evening if Nick Reiner had obtained a lawyer for representation, or been appointed one.
Law enforcement said they have yet to determine a motive in the double murder of the couple at their Brentwood California home.
Nick had past been candid about his issues with substance abuse, which led to homelessness and repeated rehab stints.
The father and son explored their complicated relationship in the 2016 film Being Charlie.
Rob Reiner told the AP in a 2016 interview that making the motion picture with Nick ‘forced us to understand ourselves better than we had.’
The filmmaker added, ‘I told Nick while we were making it, I said, “You know it doesn’t matter, whatever happens to this thing, we won already. This has already been good.” We’ve worked through a lot of stuff.’
Nick ‘is under supervision of the jail mental evaluation team’ at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility (pictured), a law enforcement insider confirmed to Daily Mail Monday.
The late Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner pictured nine months ago, on March 22 in LA
The father and son explored their complicated relationship in the 2016 film Being Charlie. Pictured in NYC in May of 2016 promoting the movie
Nick told People in 2016 interview that he had been to rehab on 17 occasions at that time, when he was 22-years-old.
Nick said that he had been confronted by family with the ultimatum of entering rehab or hitting the streets on multiple occasions – at times, choosing the latter.
‘If I wanted to do it my way and not go to the programs they were suggesting, then I had to be homeless,’ Nick said. ‘I spent nights on the street. I spent weeks on the street. It was not fun.’
Nick said that he had experienced homelessness in states including Texas, New Jersey and Maine.
A spokesperson for the Reiner family on Monday confirmed the family tragedy in a statement.
‘It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner,’ the spokesperson said. ‘We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.’
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