'Top Gun: Maverick' Actor James Handy Died From Stab Wound and Neck Compression
TMZ • • general
Key Points:
- James Handy, actor from "Top Gun: Maverick," died from a stab wound to the torso and neck compression, as determined by the Los Angeles Medical Examiner.
- Neck compression, linked to age-related nerve root damage, was a significant factor contributing to Handy's death.
- Handy, 81, was attacked with a knife by his girlfriend's son, Michael Gledhill, inside Handy's Los Angeles home on June 3.
- Police found Handy seriously injured in his front yard; he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
- Gledhill fled the scene but was captured on Ring camera footage and quickly arrested by police.