LOS ANGELES —Police have arrested the son of actor James Handy’s girlfriend over the actor’s death after he was found stabbed in the chest in Los Angeles, authorities said on Thursday. They found the 81-year-old who appeared in films like “Jumanji” and “Top Gun: Maverick” stabbed in the chest and unconscious in the front yard of the house in Tarzana, California, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. He was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead. Officers responded to a home Wednesday morning after a 911 caller said, “I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin,” police said. Michael Gledhill, 44, who is Handy’s girlfriend’s son and lives at the home with his mother, told officers that he was the person they were looking for, according to police. Gledhill was booked on suspicion of one count of murder, according to police. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney. Jail records did not show an attorney for him and messages left with the county public defender’s office were not immediately returned. Handy was born in New York and appeared in a string of films and TV shows over six decades, often as a supporting character or for a small number of episodes. Despite rarely being the leading star, Handy racked up a long string of credits, including NYPD Blue, K-9, Law & Order, CSI: NY, Logan, Alias, Castle, NCIS, The West Wing, Arachnophobia, The X Files and Murder, She Wrote. His most recent film role was 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, in which he played Jimmy, a bartender who works with the character played by Jennifer Connelly, Tom Cruise’s love interest. Detectives believe this is an isolated incident and there appears to be no danger to the public. After his arrest, Gledhill was transported to Van Nuys Jail and booked for one count of murder, with his bail set at $2 million.
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