Nick Reiner has been indicted on murder charges in the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, in a stabbing attack inside the family’s Brentwood home in December.

He pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two counts of murder, with special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and murder by means of lying in wait, according to Los Angeles County officials.

Reiner, 32, was brought to a 13th-floor courtroom at the Criminal Courts Building, in downtown Los Angeles, to answer to the new charges, which will replace the original murder case filed in 2025. The indictment, which was returned last month, adds a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait.

Special circumstances allegations can increase potential penalties in the sentencing phase of a trial.

“This was a profound betrayal by someone who was loved and trusted by the very people he is accused of killing,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said in a statement Wednesday.

His appointed defense attorney, L.A. Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene, declined to comment following the arraignment.

The indictment speeds the case toward a jury trial, bypassing the need for a public preliminary hearing, which had been expected to take place sometime in the fall.