Slain Grammy-Nominated Opera Singer’s Son Accused of Violence Toward Family

The son of slain Grammy-nominated opera singer Jubilant Sykes was allegedly violent towards his household years earlier than cops arrested him in connection to the stabbing dying of his father … based on a restraining order petition.

Here’s the deal … a lady named Sarah Bennett filed for a restraining order in opposition to Micah Sykes for herself and several other of her buddies in 2017 — alleging he tried to interrupt into her buddy’s father’s house.

In the paperwork, Bennett says she and Micah used to go to the identical church … and he or she claims he was relentlessly pursuing her — saying she was his real love, they usually have been meant to be collectively. Bennett additionally claims Sykes despatched her a number of texts and different direct messages

Sarah says her buddy Jason Lee stepped in to defend her in particular person on at the least one event … and, ultimately, she says Lee went to a gathering with Micah to elucidate to him Sarah wasn’t — which allegedly ended with Lee having to lock himself in his automobile to get away from an enraged Micah. Weeks after this encounter, Bennett claims Micah went to Jason’s father Philip’s house and tried to interrupt down the door.

Bennett additionally alleges the next within the doc: “Again, Micah is unstable, and he has been violent with his own family. If he is able to hurt his own family members, how much more towards people who aren’t related to him?”

While this restraining order’s greater than 8 years outdated, it will definitely increase some eyebrows in gentle of Micah’s father’s latest dying … the 31-year-old was arrested Monday night time on suspicion of Jubilant’s murder.

As we instructed you … cops have been responding to a name about an “assault in progress” Monday night time at Jubilant’s Santa Monica house … the place cops say they discovered Sykes with “critical injuries consistent with a stabbing” earlier than he died on the scene.

Micah was arrested and booked L.A. County jail for suspicion of murder. He’s being held on $2 million bail.

Jubilant was 71.