Alan Jackson is again within the courtroom one week after withdrawing from Nick Reiner’s authorized counsel.
Jackson, 61, and consumer Fraser Bohm appeared on the Van Nuys Courthouse in California on Wednesday, January 14. Bohm, 25, was charged with 4 counts every of homicide and vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence for his involvement in a automotive crash that killed Pepperdine College college students Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir and Deslyn Williams on October 17, 2023. He pleaded not responsible to all costs.
Prosecutors say Bohm was allegedly doing over 100 mph on the Pacific Coast Freeway when he misplaced management of his automobile, hitting three parked vehicles, which then struck the 4 girls who had been strolling close by. In November 2025, Decide Thomas Rubinson denied a movement to dismiss the homicide costs. Two months prior, the decide denied a movement to cut back Bohm’s bail from $4 million to $2 million.
“There are numerous, many defendants sitting within the county jail proper now who would love me to cut back their bail to allow them to rent Alan Jackson or different non-public counsel,” Rubinson stated on the time, per Pepperdine College Graphic. “That’s not the best way it really works.”
Throughout Wednesday’s courtroom look, Jackson conversed with Bohm and at one level, patted him on the again, per The New York Submit. In line with the outlet, Bohm replied, “Sure your honor,” when the decide requested if he agreed with waving his proper to a speedy trial. The following courtroom date for Bohm was scheduled for February 10.
Outdoors of the courthouse, Jackson advised The Submit that Bohm “is doing nice, the entire workforce is doing nice.” Days earlier, Jackson introduced his withdrawal from Nick’s homicide case involving his mother and father, Rob and Michele Reiner.
“As you understand, this morning, I needed to withdraw as Nick Reiner’s counsel,” Jackson advised reporters outdoors of the courthouse after the January 7 listening to. “Circumstances past our management, however extra importantly, circumstances past Nick’s management, have dictated that, sadly, it’s made it unattainable for us to proceed our illustration of Nick.”
“I’m legally and I’m ethically prohibited from explaining all of the the reason why, I do know that’s a query on everybody’s thoughts,” he continued. “We count on the general public defender to step in, they’ve already been appointed and really fastidiously shield Nick Reiner’s pursuits as he strikes ahead by means of the system.”
Jackson ended the press convention with a press release: “What we’ve discovered, and you’ll take this to the financial institution, is that, pursuant to the regulation in California, Nick Reiner just isn’t responsible of homicide.”
Rob and Michele had been discovered lifeless of their Brentwood, California, dwelling on December 14, 2025, with obvious stab wounds. They had been 78 and 70, respectively. Police arrested Nick close to the College of Southern California hours after his mother and father’ our bodies had been discovered. He was charged with two counts of first-degree homicide and is going through the demise penalty or life in jail with out the potential for parole if convicted.
Jackson briefly mentioned the case and his exit on Billy Bush‘s “Sizzling Mics” podcast earlier this week, hitting again at hypothesis that it was on account of cash.
“You may’t say that one thing occurred with the retainer as a result of I’ve by no means stated that,” Jackson stated of rumors surrounding the retainer fee, including, “Clearly, one thing occurred with my skill and my workforce’s skill to proceed the illustration, however I don’t need you, your viewers, [or] anyone else to begin speculating as to what that is perhaps. I’ve not stated a phrase about it.”
Nick’s subsequent courtroom look is slated for February 23, with public defender Kimberly Greene stepping in to symbolize him.
