A man was charged with murder in the stabbing of Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick actor James Handy, who was in a relationship with the suspect’s mother.Michael Gledhill, 44, was charged on Friday after police say officers found the 81-year-old Handy stabbed in the chest and lying unconscious outside a home in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Handy was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.Gledhill did not appear at an arraignment on Friday afternoon in Los Angeles Superior Court and no plea was entered for him.
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SAT · 2026-06-06 · 01:52 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0606-82134
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Son of James Handy’s girlfriend charged with murder of ‘Top Gun’ actor
Michael Gledhill, 44, has been charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of actor James Handy. Police discovered the 81-year-old Handy, who was in a relationship with Gledhill's mother, stabbed in the chest and unconscious outside a Los Angeles home on Wednesday.
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Michael Gledhill, 44, has been charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of actor James Handy. Police discovered the 81-year-old Handy, who was in a relationship with Gledhill's mother, stabbed in the chest and unconscious outside a Los Angeles home on Wednesday. Handy was transported to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Gledhill did not attend his arraignment on Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, and no plea was entered on his behalf.
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Michael Gledhill, 44, was charged with murder in the stabbing of actor James Handy.
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