New details emerge in 'Top Gun Maverick' actor James Handy's stabbing

New details are emerging about the death of "Top Gun: Maverick" actor James Handy.

The "Arachnophobia" and "Jumanji" actor died June 3 at 81, after Los Angeles police say he was allegedly stabbed by his girlfriend's son, Michael Gledhill. Now, the Los Angeles Medical Examiner's office has confirmed the actor died from a stab wound to the torso, as well as neck compression, meaning external force was applied to the neck, leading to a lack of oxygen.

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed it received a 911 call on the morning of June 3. Per a department release, the caller reportedly confessed and said, "I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin."

Once authorities arrived, they found Handy in the front yard of his girlfriend's home, where her 44-year-old son lived, "unconscious and suffering from a stab wound to his chest." He was pronounced dead at an LA hospital shortly after.

Per Los Angeles police, Gledhill reportedly flagged down officers, saying he was the person they were looking for. He was arrested and charged with one count of murder, with his bail set at $2 million.

Wendy Gledhill, Handy's partner and the mother of the alleged suspect, reportedly told TMZ that her son was diagnosed with schizophrenia and had stopped taking his medications the week before Handy's death.

She also shared a message to Handy's family."They know I loved him so much. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry this happened. I'm still in shock. I still can't comprehend it," she said, according to the outlet. It is unclear if Wendy was at the home at the time of the incident.

Handy played Jimmy, a bartender, in 2022's "Top Gun: Maverick," an exterminator in the original 1995 "Jumanji," and county coroner Milt Briggs in the 1990 hit dark comedy-horror film "Arachnophobia."

Contributing: Liza Esquibias, USA TODAY

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