Overview
- Prosecutors filed a murder charge Thursday against 31-year-old Micah Sykes, who is expected to be arraigned in downtown Los Angeles.
- Officers responded around 9:20 p.m. on Dec. 8 after a 911 call from the victim’s wife and found Jubilant Sykes, 71, with fatal stab wounds.
- Micah Sykes was arrested at the home without incident and was initially booked on suspicion of homicide; jail records list his bail at $2 million.
- Investigators recovered a weapon at the scene and are processing physical evidence as the case advanced from police to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
- Detectives say the violence was confined to the household and there is no ongoing community threat; family reported the suspect’s history of mental illness, which authorities have not tied to a motive.