June 6th, 2010
01:26 AM ET

Porn actor sought in slaying dies after falling off cliff

A porn actor, who was accused of killing a coworker with a sword, died after falling off a cliff in California on Saturday when police used a stun gun to subdue him.

Police said Stephen Clancy Hill attacked three coworkers with a samurai-style sword at the scene of a pornographic film shoot on Tuesday. One of the men later died.

When police caught up with Hill on Saturday, he kept them at bay for eight hours atop a cliff in West Hills, said Officer Bruce Borihanh.

To take Hill into custody, officers used their stun guns on him, at which point he went off the cliff, Borihanh said.

Police said Hill jumped, but also added it was unclear what caused his death.

On Tuesday night, West Valley police were called to a home on Hayvenhurst Avenue following reports of an assault with a deadly weapon.

The home was being used to make pornographic films, but shoots had ended for the day.

Authorities said Hill was at the house, socializing with some coworkers. Then, without provocation, Hill grabbed a sword, which was used as a prop, and attacked one of the men, police said.

When two men tried to intervene, Hill attacked them too, police said. He then left the scene and eluded police until they spotted him Saturday.

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  1. Cieje3

    This story is proof positive that quite often, truth is stranger and funnier than fiction writers can possibly come up with.

    June 7, 2010 at 4:49 pm | Report abuse |
  2. grasshopper

    Is the sword ok? hope it didn't catch hiv doing all that stabbing! Get it "stabbing" hahahahaha that's funny. Fukk you

    June 7, 2010 at 8:44 pm | Report abuse |
  3. Tabby

    Any word on when they will be auctioning off the sword? : )

    June 8, 2010 at 11:39 am | Report abuse |
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