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re: Rust Armorer Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
Alec Baldwin Charged With Manslaughter Over Rust Film Death
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was responsible for weapons and ammunitions on set as the films' armourer, faces her own manslaughter charge
Prosecutors had dismissed previous charges against the actor, and Mr Baldwin has maintained he did not pull the trigger.
Daily Mail 20 JAN 2024
Hutchins was a "wonderful mother, first and foremost"
The Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Halyna Hutchins, the director of photography on the set of the Western film 'Rust'.
But an independent forensic test has concluded that it could only have happened if the trigger had been pulled.
The charge comes more than two years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died during filming of the low-budget movie in New Mexico when she was shot by a gun Baldwin was holding during rehearsals for a scene.
The US actor was initially charged with manslaughter in January last year, but the charge was later dropped.
Baldwin reportedly faces up to 18 months in jail if convicted of the new charge.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was responsible for weapons and ammunitions on set as the film's armourer, faces her own manslaughter charge, as well as a charge of evidence tampering. She has pleaded not guilty and will stand trial next month.
Dave Halls, who was in charge of safety on set as the first assistant director, pleaded no contest last March to a misdemeanour charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon. His plea agreement entailed six months of unsupervised probation in lieu of prison time.
Rust was completed in May, after producers decided to finish the movie as a tribute to Ms Hutchins, and is currently awaiting distribution.
Ms Hutchins' widower, Matthew, and her son, who was nine at the time, will receive a portion of the film's profits in line with a wrongful death settlement approved in June by a judge.
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