Grammy-Nominated Singer Found Stabbed to Death in Calif. Home — Now His Son's in Custody

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Opera singer Jubilant Sykes, 71, was found fatally stabbed in his home in Santa Monica, Calif.

Sykes' son Micah was also found on scene and was taken into custody on suspicion of homicide, police said

Sykes was an accomplished singer, nominated for a Grammy for his performance in a 2009 recording of Mass

A Grammy-nominated opera singer was stabbed to death in his Southern California home and police have since arrested his son in connection with the alleged crime.

Authorities discovered Jubilant Sykes, 71, dead with several stab wounds following a report of an assault in progress Monday night, the Santa Monica Police Department said in a press release on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Sykes' 31-year-old son Micah, referred to as "the suspect" by police, "was found inside the residen