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Handy, the 81-year-old actor whose credits include “Jumanji” and
“Top Gun: Maverick,” was in a relationship with Gledhill's
mother, and was found stabbed in the chest and lying unconscious
outside her home on June 3, police and prosecutors said. He was
taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Gledhill was arrested after telling police he was the person
they were looking for. Officers had responded to the home after
a 911 caller said, “I am the son of man, I just killed the man
of sin,” police said.
Gledhill has not entered a plea and has not appeared in court in
the case. At his scheduled arraignment on June 5, a judge paused
his prosecution and sent the case to a court that specializes in
mental health evaluation.
That court ruled promptly after psychiatric evaluations that he
was not competent. Cavalluzzi also found at a hearing Monday
that Gledhill cannot make proper medication decisions. She
signed an order saying he could be involuntarily medicated for
one year, citing a psychiatrist's determination that his mental
health could be hugely helped by proper drugs.
She ordered him to appear in court on July 14 for a hearing on
his long-term placement. His case will head to trial if he is
later found to be competent.
Emails seeking comment from attorneys for both sides were not
immediately answered.
Brian Delate, a longtime friend and fellow actor of Handy, told
The Associated Press soon after Handy was killed that Gledhill's
mother had fixed up her garage so her son could live there.
Handy had his own home, but spent much of his time there, his
friend said. Delate said Handy had mentioned in passing that his
girlfriend's son had mental health problems.
Handy, a ubiquitous character actor, 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.” He also appeared in many of TV's top
crime dramas, including “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “The Closer” and
“Cold Case.”
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