Past 911 Calls To Reiner Residence Surface In Legal Case Involving Son’s Mental Health: Report

BRENTWOOD, CA — Amid allegations that Rob and Michele Reiner's son killed his parents in their Brentwood home last month, past 911 calls could be key in legal battle over his mental condition, the Los Angeles Times reported.

In 2019, offers were called to conduct a welfare check on Feb. 19 at 9:51 p.m., according to LAPD records obtained by the Times. Then on Sept. 27, 2019, police were summoned at 4:24 p.m. for another mental health-related call for service involving a man who was not identified.

Officers later told a supervisor that they found "no indication of mental illness."

On their own, the calls would not arouse suspicion, but now that law enforcement is accusing Nick Reiner of fatally stabbing the famed coupled in their master bedroom, things have changed.

In the brewing legal battle, it's likely that Reiner's past prescription of a schizophrenia drug and struggles with substance abuse could take center stage.

Laurie Levenson, professor of law at Loyola Law School and a former federal prosecutor, told the Times that there are many arguments related to mental conditions his defense team could use to build a defense.

“There’s a lot still to be done to work this case up,” Levenson said. “He can either try to go for a not guilty by reason of insanity, or he might have testimony that he wasn’t able to form the mental state for the crime because of his medication and his prior mental background.”

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