A Los Angeles man who fatally stabbed his girlfriend’s 11-year-old son in front of his 5-year-old brother was sentenced today to 56 years to life in state prison
CALIFORNIA — Rineson Curtis Adams, 29, was convicted in January of the first-degree murder of Jai L. on May 27, 2013. The jury also found Adams guilty of one count of child abuse because Adams stabbed the child in front of his younger brother.
The same jury also found Adams sane at the time of the murder.
From LA Times: “Adams cooked scrambled eggs and bacon for the two brothers in their Los Angeles apartment before knocking on the door of the bedroom they shared.
“Knock, knock,” Adams said, according to the prosecutor’s recollection of chilling testimony and interviews.
“Who’s there?” one of the boys answered.
“Killer,” Adams said.Armed with a steak knife, Adams walked into the bedroom and slashed Jai’s hand before stabbing his chest.
Adams had previously told his girlfriend that he didn’t like the way Jai — who refused to call him “Dad” — looked at him […]”
Adams, who has three prior felony convictions, including two convictions for transportation and sale of a controlled substance in 2008 and 1996, and one conviction for residential burglary in 1996.
The case was investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department.
