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Son pleads not guilty in father’s Santa Monica stabbing

Micah Curtis Sykes, son of Grammy-nominated Jubilant Sykes, pleads not guilty to murder in his father’s Dec. 2025 stabbing.
WHO: Micah Curtis Sykes; Jubilant Sykes; Cecelia Sykes; Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman
WHAT: Micah Curtis Sykes pleads not guilty to felony murder with deadly-weapon and great-bodily-injury allegations in his father’s death.
WHEN: Aug 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM ET
WHERE: Santa Monica (1700 block of Delaware Avenue), Los Angeles County, California
WHY: Motive not yet established.
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