Nick Reiner has been indicted on charges of murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, as prosecutors aim to expedite the process of getting to a trial.
Reiner, 32, has been held without bail since the day his parents’ bodies were found in their Brentwood home last December. He was charged initially with two counts of murder, along with a special circumstance of multiple murders, which makes the case potentially eligible for the death penalty or life without parole.
The grand jury indictment, returned on July 20 and unsealed Wednesday, adds a new special circumstance of “lying in wait.” Reiner pleaded not guilty to the revised charges on Wednesday.
The indictment means that prosecutors will not have to put on evidence at a preliminary hearing, and can skip straight to a trial.
No trial date has been set, but Reiner is due back for a pretrial hearing on Sept. 15.
