The son of Handy’s girlfriend has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Handy, an actor, appeared on television and in films like “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Jumanji.”

Suspect in James Handy’s murder allegedly flagged down police to tell them ‘he was the one they were looking for’

The son of Handy's girlfriend has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Handy, an actor, appeared on television and in films like "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Jumanji."

By Sharareh Drury

June 5, 2026 3:50 p.m. ET

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- James Handy died on Wednesday after being stabbed to death.

- The son of Handy's girlfriend, who has been arrested for his murder, allegedly called 911 to report the stabbing and said, "I just killed the man of sin."

- Handy appeared in movies such as *Top Gun: Maverick* and *Jumanji*, as well as on many TV shows.

Newly released video shows the moment the suspect in James Handy's murder was arrested after the *Top Gun: Maverick* actor was stabbed to death on Wednesday morning.

Investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department allege that Handy was killed by his girlfriend's 44-year-old son, Michael Gledhill. He was arrested and taken to Van Nuys Jail, where he was booked on one count of murder, with bail set at $2 million.

In video obtained by *TMZ* from the LAPD, Gledhill can be seen surrounded by officers while standing with his hands cuffed behind his back. *TMZ* also obtained Ring camera footage allegedly showing Gledhill walking down a sidewalk in the neighborhood after the stabbing, while police car sirens and helicopters can be heard in the background.**

James Handy in 'Top Gun: Maverick'.

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Authorities said in a news release that on June 3, officers responded to a 911 caller who said over the phone, “I am the son of man. I just killed the man of sin." When officers arrived at a residence in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles, they found Handy unconscious and suffering from a stab wound in the chest in the front yard.

According to police, Gledhill "flagged down nearby responding officers, telling them he was the one they were looking for."

Handy was taken by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was 81.

James Handy, 'Jumanji' and 'Top Gun: Maverick' actor, fatally stabbed at 81

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Handy appeared in the 2022 *Top Gun* sequel, playing a bartender. He also appeared in 1995's *Jumanji* as an exterminator. Handy's other film roles include *Arachnophobia* (1990) and *The* *Rocketeer* (1991). His television roles include appearances on* NYPD Blue*, *Beverly Hills, 90210, Law & Order*, *Rizzoli & Isles*, *The Young and the Restless*, and *9-1-1.***

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