Overview
- Officers responded after a 911 call and found 81‑year‑old James Handy unconscious with a stab wound to the chest; he was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.
- The suspect, 44‑year‑old Michael Gledhill, who police say lives in the home with his mother who was Handy’s girlfriend, flagged down officers and was arrested at the scene.
- The 911 caller reportedly said, “I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin,” according to the LAPD statement released about the incident.
- Gledhill was booked at Van Nuys Jail on one count of murder with online records showing bail set at $2,000,000, and police have called the case isolated with no known ongoing danger to the public.
- Handy’s death was confirmed by his agent and coverage has focused on the ongoing investigation and the actor’s nearly five‑decade career with about 150 screen credits, including roles in Top Gun: Maverick and Jumanji.