Michael Ray Gledhill, the son of actor James Handy's girlfriend and the suspect in his fatal stabbing, is set to undergo a competency evaluation, a Los Angeles County judge ruled Friday.
Specifically, according to AP News, Superior Court Judge John H. Reid ruled that 44-year-old Gledhill be moved to mental health court, where he'll undergo psychological evaluations. It's said another judge will then decide if Gledhill is competent for trial. Gledhill's attorney did not immediately respond to TheWrap's request for comment.
The court's decision came after District Attorney Nathan Hochman filed a felony complaint against Gledhill, who allegedly confessed to killing the 81-year-old veteran character actor earlier in the week.
"This is not how anyone's life should end, stabbed in the chest and left dying in the front yard of a home," Hochman said after filing the complaint on Friday. "The victim, James Handy, deserved to live out his later years enjoying what he had worked so hard for and enjoying it with those he loved and cared about. Like all murder victims, his life mattered and the person who inexplicably and violently took it must be held accountable for his actions."
Per the District Attorney's Office, Gledhill was charged "with one count of murder with a special allegation that he personally used a deadly weapon, a knife." Hochman's office also noted that the suspect faces 26 years to life in prison if convicted as charged.
Specifically, according to AP News, Superior Court Judge John H. Reid ruled that 44-year-old Gledhill be moved to mental health court, where he'll undergo psychological evaluations. It's said another judge will then decide if Gledhill is competent for trial. Gledhill's attorney did not immediately respond to TheWrap's request for comment.
The court's decision came after District Attorney Nathan Hochman filed a felony complaint against Gledhill, who allegedly confessed to killing the 81-year-old veteran character actor earlier in the week.
"This is not how anyone's life should end, stabbed in the chest and left dying in the front yard of a home," Hochman said after filing the complaint on Friday. "The victim, James Handy, deserved to live out his later years enjoying what he had worked so hard for and enjoying it with those he loved and cared about. Like all murder victims, his life mattered and the person who inexplicably and violently took it must be held accountable for his actions."
Per the District Attorney's Office, Gledhill was charged "with one count of murder with a special allegation that he personally used a deadly weapon, a knife." Hochman's office also noted that the suspect faces 26 years to life in prison if convicted as charged.
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