Actor James Handy allegedly killed by girlfriend’s son in Tarzana neighborhood

Actor James Handy has been identified as the 81-year-old man stabbed to death in a Tarzana neighborhood on Wednesday. 

The Los Angeles Police Department said the actor was killed by his girlfriend’s son. Michael Gledhill, 44, turned himself in and flagged down officers at the scene and told them that he was the one they were looking for, according to investigators.

Gledhill was arrested on suspicion of murder and transported to Van Nuys Jail. His bail was set at $2 million.

In a news release, the LAPD said officers responded to the 19200 block of Erwin Street in Tarzana around 9:30 a.m. after a 911 caller said they had killed a man. Gledhill lived at the home with his mother, according to investigators.

“I am the son of a man, I just killed the man of sin,” the caller said, according to the LAPD.

Upon arrival, officers found an 81-year-old man suffering from stab wounds in the front yard of a home. The man, identified as Handy, was transported to a local hospital, where he later died.

Police said the incident was isolated, and there appears to be no danger to the public.