An actor known for his roles in “Jumanji” and “Top Gun: Maverick” was lethally stabbed in the chest outside a home in Los Angeles, and the main suspect is his girlfriend’s son.
81-year-old James Handy was found by Los Angeles Police Department officers in the front yard of a home in Tarzana in the San Fernando Valley.
‘I just killed the man of sin.’
An individual called 911 at about 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday. “I am the son of man. I just killed the man of sin,” the caller told the 911 dispatcher, according to police.
When cops arrived, 44-year-old Michael Gledhill flagged them down and told officers that “he was the one they were looking for,” the police statement claimed.
Handy was found unconscious with a stab wound to the chest and was rushed to a hospital by paramedics, where he was pronounced dead.
Gledhill was booked on murder charges and held on a $2 million bail at the Van Nuys Jail. Police say he had been living with his mother, Handy’s girlfriend, at the Tarzana residence on Erwin Street.
The LAPD said there was no longer a threat to the public.
Police are asking for anyone with information related to the investigation to contact them.
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The “son of man” is a biblical phrase used in the New Testament as one of the descriptions of Jesus Christ. Others have used the phrase to refer to themselves as the second coming of Christ, most notably Charles Manson.
Handy had starred in about 150 movies and television shows going back to the 1970s. He is also known for his roles in the “Logan” movie as well as “Arachnophobia.”
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