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A man has been charged pinch execution successful nan stabbing of Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick character James Handy, who was successful a narration pinch nan suspect’s mother.
Michael Gledhill, 44, was charged aft constabulary opportunity officers recovered nan 81-year-old Handy stabbed successful nan thorax and unconscious extracurricular his location successful Los Angeles connected Wednesday. Handy was taken to nan infirmary and later pronounced dead.
Gledhill did not look astatine an arraignment Friday day successful Los Angeles superior tribunal and nary plea was entered for him. Superior tribunal judge John H Reid ordered that he beryllium sent to intelligence wellness tribunal and to acquisition psychological evaluations. Another judge will past determine whether he is competent for trial.
Gledhill’s lawyer, Javier Trincado, told nan judge that nan sheriff’s section decided Gledhill should not beryllium brought to nan courtroom, but did not supply a reason. Trincado remained successful tribunal connected different cases and was not instantly capable to comment.
Authorities opportunity Gledhill was arrested aft telling constabulary he was nan personification they were looking for. Police had responded to nan location aft a 911 caller stated, “I americium nan boy of man, I conscionable killed nan man of sin,” according to nan department.
Handy was a characteristic character successful films and connected TV for decades, including appearances successful a assortment of tv crime procedurals.
Bail was group astatine $2m for Gledhill, who lives astatine location pinch his mother, according to authorities.
Emails sent to Trincado and officials from nan Los Angeles region nationalist defender’s Office were not instantly answered.
Born successful New York, Handy appeared successful films and TV shows for decades.
He was known for his domiciled arsenic an exterminator successful nan 1995 movie Jumanji and much precocious arsenic nan bartender Jimmy successful nan 2022 movie Top Gun: Maverick, according to IMDB. He besides appeared successful immoderate of nan apical TV crime dramas, including NCIS: Los Angeles, The Closer and Cold Case.
“I could not person asked for a much talented, humble aliases gracious customer and friend than James Handy,” Pam Ellis-Evenas, from nan Ellis Talent Group, said successful an email to nan Associated Press.
