Micah Sykes was arrested for the fatal stabbing in December.
Jubilant Sykes arrives at the 2006 Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame Inductees Concert at the Hollywood Bowl on June 23, 2006 in Los Angeles, California.
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Micah Sykes, the son of celebrated opera and gospel singer Jubilant Sykes, pleaded not guilty to murdering his father during an arraignment at the Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles on Thursday (Aug. 6).
The younger Sykes, 31, was arrested hours after his father was fatally stabbed at the family’s Santa Monica, Calif., residence on Dec. 8, 2025.
