US EditionSon arrested after Grammy-nominated singer Jubilant Sykes is stabbed to death at California home
Micah Sykes was booked on $2 million bail after allegedly stabbing his Grammy-nominated father, an isolated incident with no confirmed motive, police said.
- Santa Monica officers discovered Jubilant Sykes, 71-year-old Grammy-nominated classical and gospel baritone, stabbed and pronounced dead at his Pico neighborhood home on December 8, 2025, while his son Micah Sykes, 31, was taken into custody.
- Police say officers arrived after a 911 call around 9:20 p.m. near 18th Street and Delaware Avenue, and the caller directed Santa Monica Police Department into the home where they found the injured man.
- The late Jubilant Sykes had performed worldwide at venues like the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center and earned a 2010 Grammy nomination for Bernstein: Mass, while Calvary Baptist Church members and friends remembered him as a notable, charismatic singer.
- Authorities say the suspect was booked on suspicion of homicide around 7 a.m. on Dec. 9, is held on $2 million bail, with a court appearance on Dec. 11.
- Local reports say the suspect Micah Sykes had mental-health struggles; Lt. Lewis Gilmour stated, `Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives believe this was an isolated incident contained within the household,` and police urged tips to Detective Peter Zamfirov.
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