Overview
- Police say officers responded to a 911 call about “unknown trouble” on Wednesday, June 3, and found 81‑year‑old James Handy unconscious in his front yard with a stab wound to the chest.
- A caller told dispatchers, “I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin,” and 44‑year‑old Michael Gledhill later flagged down officers, admitted he was the person they were looking for, and was arrested.
- Gledhill was booked at Van Nuys Jail on one count of murder and is being held on $2 million bail while detectives continue their investigation.
- The LAPD says the incident appears isolated and that there is no known danger to the public, and Handy’s agent has confirmed the actor’s death to media.
- Handy was a prolific character actor with roughly 150 credits across film and television, and next steps in the case include Robbery‑Homicide follow‑up, possible charging by the district attorney, and public court proceedings that could reveal motive.