The desperate final moments of James Handy before he was allegedly stabbed to death by his girlfriend's son have been revealed in a coroner's report.
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James Handys Chilling Final Moments Revealed
The desperate final moments of Top Gun: Maverick James Handy before he was allegedly stabbed to death by his girlfriend's son have been revealed in a coroner's ...
Handy, 81, was stabbed in the torso and also suffered 'neck compression' when Michael Gledhill, 44, allegedly attacked him outside a Tarzana, home on June 3 at around 9.20am.
Per a newly-released Medical Examiner's report obtained by The Daily Mail, Handy and Gledhill got into a verbal altercation outside the front porch of his girlfriend's home, before Gledhill allegedly mounted Handy and dragged him to the side of the house.
Gledhill allegedly went back inside the home to retrieve what 'appeared to be a knife' before returning to Handy and stabbing him to death, per the report.
It was alleged that while Handy lay dying on the ground with a stab wound to the torso, Gledhill called 911 and said, 'I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin.'
Authorities said Gledhill was arrested after telling police he was the person they were looking for. Handy was taken to hospital but pronounced dead at 10.48am.
The desperate final moments of Top Gun: Maverick James Handy before he was allegedly stabbed to death by his girlfriend's son have been revealed in a coroner's report. Seen on NYPD Blue
This image made from video provided by KABC shows the scene at a home where authorities were investigating the fatal stabbing of Handy
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According to the Medical Examiner Investigator's report obtained by The Daily Mail, 'paramedics responded to the scene, initiated life-saving efforts, and transported [Handy] to the hospital, where, despite these efforts, death was pronounced.'
The Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman charged Gledhill with one count of murder with a special allegation that he personally used a deadly weapon, a knife.
Handy had been dating his girlfriend Wendy Gledhill for 31 years.
Handy, 81, was stabbed in the torso and also suffered 'neck compression' when Michael Gledhill, 44, allegedly attacked him outside a Tarzana, Los Angeles home on June 3 around 9.20am - Handy seen in Top Gun: Maverick
Suspect Gledhill (pictured in 2000) was a top volleyball player at Taft high
Gledhill was handcuffed and taken into police custody hours after he allegedly killed the beloved actor
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Seen left as Charles Ross on CSI: NY with AJ Buckley, right
Delate told The Associated Press that a few times over the past couple of years, Handy mentioned in passing that his girlfriend's son had mental health problems.
'I didn't think much of it, because he just kind of mentioned it casually,' he said.
Handy's girlfriend had fixed up the garage so her son could live there, Delate said. Handy had his own home.
Bail was set at $2 million for Gledhill, according to authorities. If convicted, Gledhill faces up to 26 years to life in prison, according to the district attorney's office.
Security footage from a house next door obtained by Fox 11 Los Angeles showed Gledhill ambling down the sidewalk, as bloody clothes lay nearby.
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The suspect then returned to the house a short time later, at which point police say he had flagged down the responding officers - and told them he was the one they were looking for.
A motive for the attack remains unclear, but neighbors claimed Michael and Handy had been arguing overnight.
Born in New York, Handy appeared in films and TV shows for decades.
He was known for his role as an exterminator in the 1995 film 'Jumanji' and more recently as the bartender Jimmy in the 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick, according to IMDB.
He's also appeared in some of the top TV crime dramas, including 'NCIS: Los Angeles,' 'The Closer' and 'Cold Case.'
He was the doctor who treated Hugh Jackman’s character in 2017 movie Logan, played Milton Briggs in Arachnophobia, and had roles in The Rocketeer, Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Verdict and K-9.
He has appeared in dozens of TV shows too, according to his IMDB page.