Boyfriend Of Slain Redondo Beach Reality Star Sentenced To Prison

REDONDO BEACH, CA – A 53-year-old Redondo Beach man was sentenced Tuesday to 16 years to life in prison for the stabbing death of his live-in girlfriend, a Los Angeles police officer-turned-attorney and reality TV personality. Robert Brian Reagan, who was found guilty of second-degree murder, is facing 16 years to life in prison for the July 22, 2015 killing of Loredana Nesci. Reagan, who had been free on bail, was taken into custody after the verdict was announced August 25.

Members of Nesci's family are planning to make victim's impact statements to the court prior to sentencing, Deputy District Attorney Allyson Ostrowski said.

Reagan's attorney Shepard Kopp argued during the trial that Nesci's death was accidental and occurred after Nesci – a former police officer trained in the use of deadly weapons – attacked Reagan with a knife during a domestic dispute. Kopp said Nesci was fatally wounded as the couple struggled over the knife.

Officers were sent to the residence the couple shared on an emergency call from a "distraught" man, later identified as Reagan, and discovered the 47-year-old victim dead inside.

Nesci was the star of "Loredana, Esq.," a 2014 reality show on Sundance TV that documented her home life and career as an attorney.

Reagan appeared on the six-episode series, which documented the couple's struggle with mounting bills and arguments over the care of their young son while he was traveling to develop a beverage business. The 5-year-old boy was in the couple's home when Nesci was killed.

Nesci became an LAPD officer in 1996, according to her website, and left two years later to attend law school. She opened her own law practice in 2004.

City News Service and Patch staffer Emily Holland contributed to this post; Photo via Redondo Beach Police Department