New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Nick Reiner, 32, the son of acclaimed Hollywood director Rob Reiner, appeared at a Los Angeles courthouse on Wednesday (December 17) to face charges over the killing of his parents. The arraignment is scheduled for January 7, according to the Attorney's office.

Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder with the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders. If convicted, he could face life imprisonment without parole or the death penalty.

Prosecutors say the charges stem from the stabbing deaths of his 78-year-old father, filmmaker Rob Reiner, and his 70-year-old mother, photographer Michele Singer Reiner, at their Brentwood home.

Authorities reported that Reiner had argued with his pare...