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Son of Grammy‑Nominated Baritone Pleads Not Guilty to Father’s Murder

The autopsy’s finding of nearly 70 stab wounds and prosecutors’ allegation of multiple weapons could lead to enhanced penalties at a Sept. 2 preliminary hearing.

Jubilant Sykes, pictured in 2008, was a classically trained baritone singer who was nominated for a Grammy in 2010.
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Jubilant Sykes appears with with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” at Carnegie Hall on Oct. 24, 2008.
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Overview

  • Micah Sykes entered a not-guilty plea at his arraignment on Thursday, Aug. 6, and he remains jailed without bail.
  • An autopsy released in late July found the victim suffered nearly 70 stab wounds, and prosecutors say multiple implements were used.
  • The Los Angeles County District Attorney charged Sykes with one felony count of murder and special allegations that he used a deadly weapon and inflicted great bodily injury on a person over 60.
  • Court records and prior reporting show a 2017 restraining order and an involuntary psychiatric hold that document past threatening behavior and mental‑health concerns.
  • A judge will hold a preliminary hearing on Sept. 2 to decide whether the case goes to trial, and protective orders bar Sykes from contacting his mother or coming within 300 yards of the home.