As Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial looms, the Rust star-producer is again attempting to get a judge to dismiss the charges stemming from the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the indie film.
“Because the State does not even allege that Baldwin was aware of any level of risk (let alone a substantial risk) that the gun was loaded with live ammunition, he is innocent as a matter of law,” says one of two filings that Baldwin’s defense team of NYC-based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan lawyers and Albuquerque firm LeBlanc Law put in the Santa Fe County courts this week.
“The State has not alleged facts that constitute a crime,” Baldwin’s attorneys declare in their 22-page motion to dismiss the indictment for failure to allege a criminal crime (read it here). “Even taking every allegation that the State has presented...
“Because the State does not even allege that Baldwin was aware of any level of risk (let alone a substantial risk) that the gun was loaded with live ammunition, he is innocent as a matter of law,” says one of two filings that Baldwin’s defense team of NYC-based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan lawyers and Albuquerque firm LeBlanc Law put in the Santa Fe County courts this week.
“The State has not alleged facts that constitute a crime,” Baldwin’s attorneys declare in their 22-page motion to dismiss the indictment for failure to allege a criminal crime (read it here). “Even taking every allegation that the State has presented...
- 5/9/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer for Alec Baldwin‘s upcoming Western film Rust, was sentenced to 18 months in prison by a New Mexico jury on Monday.
The film went into production in October 2021. On October 21, the 12th day of filming, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot and killed by Baldwin. While rehearsing for a scene, Baldwin drew the revolver from his holster, which he believed to be empty.
The gun fired, and the bullet struck Hutchins in the chest. It traveled out of her body and hit director Joel Souza in the shoulder, who survived. Hutchins was transported to the University of New Mexico hospital in Albuquerque via helicopter. Hutchins was pronounced dead.
The shooting stirred up controversy regarding safety standards in the film industry. It was said that crew members were already concerned about working conditions and the performance of first assistant David Halls, who allegedly ignored safety protocols on...
The film went into production in October 2021. On October 21, the 12th day of filming, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot and killed by Baldwin. While rehearsing for a scene, Baldwin drew the revolver from his holster, which he believed to be empty.
The gun fired, and the bullet struck Hutchins in the chest. It traveled out of her body and hit director Joel Souza in the shoulder, who survived. Hutchins was transported to the University of New Mexico hospital in Albuquerque via helicopter. Hutchins was pronounced dead.
The shooting stirred up controversy regarding safety standards in the film industry. It was said that crew members were already concerned about working conditions and the performance of first assistant David Halls, who allegedly ignored safety protocols on...
- 4/16/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
“Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the maximum penalty she could receive for the involuntary manslaughter charge.
Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced in New Mexico on April 15 after first being convicted of involuntary manslaughter back on March 6 and has been remanded into custody ever since. She was acquitted on a charge of evidence tampering. She intends to appeal her conviction, but Santa Fe judge Mary Sommer last month declined a motion for her to be released while she appeals.
In a brief statement before she was sentenced, Gutierrez-Reed told the courtroom, “I beg you please don’t give me more time,” saying that her “heart aches” for Hutchins’ family and that she was “young and naive” but took her job seriously while on set.
“The jury has found me in part at fault for this God-awful tragedy but that doesn’t make a monster,...
Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced in New Mexico on April 15 after first being convicted of involuntary manslaughter back on March 6 and has been remanded into custody ever since. She was acquitted on a charge of evidence tampering. She intends to appeal her conviction, but Santa Fe judge Mary Sommer last month declined a motion for her to be released while she appeals.
In a brief statement before she was sentenced, Gutierrez-Reed told the courtroom, “I beg you please don’t give me more time,” saying that her “heart aches” for Hutchins’ family and that she was “young and naive” but took her job seriously while on set.
“The jury has found me in part at fault for this God-awful tragedy but that doesn’t make a monster,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty in the on-set accident in March and was ordered to remain at the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Facility while awaiting the results of her appeal, which the judge denied. Gutierrez-Reed faced a maximum sentence of 18 months behind bars in addition to probation and fines.
In handing down the maximum sentence, as Variety reports, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said Gutierrez-Reed had...
Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty in the on-set accident in March and was ordered to remain at the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Facility while awaiting the results of her appeal, which the judge denied. Gutierrez-Reed faced a maximum sentence of 18 months behind bars in addition to probation and fines.
In handing down the maximum sentence, as Variety reports, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said Gutierrez-Reed had...
- 4/15/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was the armorer on the set of Rust at the time of an accidental shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
Gutierrez-Reed was convicted by a 12-person jury on March 6th, after less than three hours of deliberation. In a split verdict, Gutierrez-Reed was acquitted of separate charges of evidence tampering.
The charges against Gutierrez-Reed stemmed from the accidental shooting of Hutchins on the set of the western Rust in October 2021. Actor/producer Alec Baldwin was handling the gun when it accidentally fired, hitting Hutchins in the stomach and director Joel Souza in the shoulder; Hutchins died after being transported to the hospital.
During the trial, Gutierrez-Reed’s defense claimed she was being treated as a “convenient scapegoat” by “higher-ups” involved in Rust, including Baldwin and other producers, and cited an Osha ruling that she...
Gutierrez-Reed was convicted by a 12-person jury on March 6th, after less than three hours of deliberation. In a split verdict, Gutierrez-Reed was acquitted of separate charges of evidence tampering.
The charges against Gutierrez-Reed stemmed from the accidental shooting of Hutchins on the set of the western Rust in October 2021. Actor/producer Alec Baldwin was handling the gun when it accidentally fired, hitting Hutchins in the stomach and director Joel Souza in the shoulder; Hutchins died after being transported to the hospital.
During the trial, Gutierrez-Reed’s defense claimed she was being treated as a “convenient scapegoat” by “higher-ups” involved in Rust, including Baldwin and other producers, and cited an Osha ruling that she...
- 4/15/2024
- by Scoop Harrison and Jo Vito
- Consequence - Film News
The film armorer who loaded a live bullet into Alec Baldwin’s gun on the set of “Rust,” leading to the death of a cinematographer, was sentenced Monday to the maximum term, 18 months in prison.
Hannah Gutierrez Reed, 26, was convicted in March of involuntary manslaughter, after a jury found that her negligence caused the death of Halyna Hutchins.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said that Gutierrez Reed had not shown any remorse.
“You alone turned a safe weapon into a lethal weapon,” the judge said. “But for you, Ms. Hutchins would be alive, a husband would have his partner, and a little boy would have his mother.”
Before issuing the sentence, the judge heard from Hutchins’ relatives and friends, from her agent, and from “Rust” director Joel Souza, who was struck in the shoulder by the bullet that killed her.
Hutchins’ mother, Olga Solovey, and sister, Svetlana Zemko, addressed the court in pre-recorded videos from Ukraine,...
Hannah Gutierrez Reed, 26, was convicted in March of involuntary manslaughter, after a jury found that her negligence caused the death of Halyna Hutchins.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said that Gutierrez Reed had not shown any remorse.
“You alone turned a safe weapon into a lethal weapon,” the judge said. “But for you, Ms. Hutchins would be alive, a husband would have his partner, and a little boy would have his mother.”
Before issuing the sentence, the judge heard from Hutchins’ relatives and friends, from her agent, and from “Rust” director Joel Souza, who was struck in the shoulder by the bullet that killed her.
Hutchins’ mother, Olga Solovey, and sister, Svetlana Zemko, addressed the court in pre-recorded videos from Ukraine,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the Rust armorer who loaded the live round into the gun Alec Baldwin was holding when it discharged and killed the film’s cinematographer, will serve 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter.
The decision from Santa Fe judge Mary Sommer, delivered on Monday, comes after a jury found Gutierrez-Reed guilty, making her the first crewmember to be convicted for her role in the accidental shooting death of Halyna Hutchins.
Involuntary manslaughter charges in New Mexico carry a maximum sentence of 18 months and a fine of up to $5,000. Prosecutors sought the upper limit of the term. Gutierrez-Reed has been at the Santa Fe Adult Detention Facility since March, when she was determined to be liable of involuntary manslaughter but not evidence tampering charges. Last month, Sommer declined to allow a new trial and denied a motion for the armorer to be released while she appeals her conviction.
During the hearing,...
The decision from Santa Fe judge Mary Sommer, delivered on Monday, comes after a jury found Gutierrez-Reed guilty, making her the first crewmember to be convicted for her role in the accidental shooting death of Halyna Hutchins.
Involuntary manslaughter charges in New Mexico carry a maximum sentence of 18 months and a fine of up to $5,000. Prosecutors sought the upper limit of the term. Gutierrez-Reed has been at the Santa Fe Adult Detention Facility since March, when she was determined to be liable of involuntary manslaughter but not evidence tampering charges. Last month, Sommer declined to allow a new trial and denied a motion for the armorer to be released while she appeals her conviction.
During the hearing,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced just now to 18 months behind bars over the October 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the Santa Fe set of the indie Western starring Alec Baldwin.
“You alone turned a safe weapon into a lethal weapon,” said Judge Mary Marlow Sommer in her sentencing Monday after rejecting defense pleas for probation and counseling. “But for you, Ms. Hutchins would be alive, a husband would have his partner and a little boy would have his mother.”
The sentence in a state prison was the maximum that Gutierrez-Reed could receive under New Mexico law.
Exclaiming that her “heart aches” for what happened on Rust and the death of Hutchins, Gutierrez-Reed earlier called herself “young and naive,” chastised the media for portraying her as a “complete monster” and told the court how she had been overworked and under-resourced on the film.
“I beg you please don’t give me more time,...
“You alone turned a safe weapon into a lethal weapon,” said Judge Mary Marlow Sommer in her sentencing Monday after rejecting defense pleas for probation and counseling. “But for you, Ms. Hutchins would be alive, a husband would have his partner and a little boy would have his mother.”
The sentence in a state prison was the maximum that Gutierrez-Reed could receive under New Mexico law.
Exclaiming that her “heart aches” for what happened on Rust and the death of Hutchins, Gutierrez-Reed earlier called herself “young and naive,” chastised the media for portraying her as a “complete monster” and told the court how she had been overworked and under-resourced on the film.
“I beg you please don’t give me more time,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The “Rust” shooting case is still ongoing. After a series of investigations concerning the infamous shooting that happened on Oct. 21, 2021, during the filming of Alec Baldwin’s movie “Rust” at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico, prosecutors have come up with a new set of arguments.
According to an April 8 court filing which was obtained by People, prosecutors are arguing that while on set, the movie’s executive producer wasn’t the best person to work with as he was always flaring up and lashing out at the crew.
In their words, Baldwin had “absolutely no control of his own emotions.” They also shared that before the unfortunate incident took place, Baldwin was “frequently screaming and cursing.”
This new development came after Baldwin’s legal team filed a motion last month to overthrow the charges against him that were re-filed back in January in an indictment from a New Mexico grand jury.
According to an April 8 court filing which was obtained by People, prosecutors are arguing that while on set, the movie’s executive producer wasn’t the best person to work with as he was always flaring up and lashing out at the crew.
In their words, Baldwin had “absolutely no control of his own emotions.” They also shared that before the unfortunate incident took place, Baldwin was “frequently screaming and cursing.”
This new development came after Baldwin’s legal team filed a motion last month to overthrow the charges against him that were re-filed back in January in an indictment from a New Mexico grand jury.
- 4/13/2024
- by Chijioke Chukwuemeka
- Celebrating The Soaps
GoFundMe has shut down the fundraiser that Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed‘s family started to help pay for the cost of an appeal because it violated the company’s rules against raising money for “the legal defense of alleged financial and violent crimes.”
The family had launched the fundraiser ahead of Gutierrez-Reed’s scheduled sentencing for involuntary manslaughter on April 15. The 26-year-old Arizona woman faces up to 18 months in prison for her role in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the low-budget Western. Gutierrez-Reed has been in custody since the Santa Fe jury’s verdict was read March 6.
During her trial, Gutierrez-Reed was represented pro bono by New Mexico attorney Jason Bowles. The GoFundMe, begun by her father, longtime entertainment industry armorer Thell Reed, asked donors to contribute to appeals expenses, with a fundraising goal of $100,000.
The shooting occurred Oct. 21, 2021, when an old-fashioned revolver...
The family had launched the fundraiser ahead of Gutierrez-Reed’s scheduled sentencing for involuntary manslaughter on April 15. The 26-year-old Arizona woman faces up to 18 months in prison for her role in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the low-budget Western. Gutierrez-Reed has been in custody since the Santa Fe jury’s verdict was read March 6.
During her trial, Gutierrez-Reed was represented pro bono by New Mexico attorney Jason Bowles. The GoFundMe, begun by her father, longtime entertainment industry armorer Thell Reed, asked donors to contribute to appeals expenses, with a fundraising goal of $100,000.
The shooting occurred Oct. 21, 2021, when an old-fashioned revolver...
- 4/11/2024
- by Rebecca Keegan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Special prosecutors in New Mexico have put forth a new legal filing that asserts that actor Alec Baldwin‘s behavior on the movie set of Rust played a role in safety compromises that ultimately led to the tragic shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.
The prosecution team submitted the filing on Friday in response to a motion filed by Baldwin’s legal team in March to dismiss the charges against the actor.
According to the response, prosecutors contend that Baldwin has provided inconsistent accounts of the shooting incident and had “absolutely no control of his own emotions” while on set. The filing further states that in his initial days of filming, Baldwin demanded an accelerated pace from the crew and armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, which resulted in a “relentless rushing of the crew” and a routine compromise of safety measures.
The filing alleges that Baldwin frequently shouted and cursed at crew members,...
The prosecution team submitted the filing on Friday in response to a motion filed by Baldwin’s legal team in March to dismiss the charges against the actor.
According to the response, prosecutors contend that Baldwin has provided inconsistent accounts of the shooting incident and had “absolutely no control of his own emotions” while on set. The filing further states that in his initial days of filming, Baldwin demanded an accelerated pace from the crew and armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, which resulted in a “relentless rushing of the crew” and a routine compromise of safety measures.
The filing alleges that Baldwin frequently shouted and cursed at crew members,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Attorneys for “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed asked on Wednesday that she be sentenced to probation for her role in the accidental death of the film’s cinematographer.
Gutierrez Reed is due to be sentenced on Monday on a charge of involuntary manslaughter for negligently loading a live bullet into Alec Baldwin’s gun. She faces a maximum of 18 months in prison.
In a memo to the court on Wednesday, her lawyers argued that Gutierrez Reed has already suffered from a “press deluge” surrounding the case, and that her life will be forever altered regardless of the judge’s sentence.
The defense also argued that Gutierrez Reed has wanted to express her “deep sadness” to the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, but that pending legal proceedings have prevented her from doing so. Joel Souza, the film’s director, was also wounded in the shooting.
“The tragic series of events that...
Gutierrez Reed is due to be sentenced on Monday on a charge of involuntary manslaughter for negligently loading a live bullet into Alec Baldwin’s gun. She faces a maximum of 18 months in prison.
In a memo to the court on Wednesday, her lawyers argued that Gutierrez Reed has already suffered from a “press deluge” surrounding the case, and that her life will be forever altered regardless of the judge’s sentence.
The defense also argued that Gutierrez Reed has wanted to express her “deep sadness” to the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, but that pending legal proceedings have prevented her from doing so. Joel Souza, the film’s director, was also wounded in the shooting.
“The tragic series of events that...
- 4/11/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
A cascade of “misleading statements” and “false” claims by Alec Baldwin’s lawyers in the Rust star’s involuntary manslaughter case for the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins will do nothing to erase the actor’s “complete lack of concern for the safety of those around him,” declares the prosecution.
Set to go on trial on July 9 in Santa Fe on charges re-filed in late January, Baldwin is facing up to 18 months behind bars if found guilty in the killing of Hutchins. With Baldwin pleading not guilty and always proclaiming he never pulled the trigger on the Colt .45 that fired live rounds at Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza, his lawyers have slammed the case as an “abuse of the system, and an abuse of an innocent person.” They want it dismissed Asap
Fresh of their successful involuntary manslaughter conviction of Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed on March 6, one of...
Set to go on trial on July 9 in Santa Fe on charges re-filed in late January, Baldwin is facing up to 18 months behind bars if found guilty in the killing of Hutchins. With Baldwin pleading not guilty and always proclaiming he never pulled the trigger on the Colt .45 that fired live rounds at Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza, his lawyers have slammed the case as an “abuse of the system, and an abuse of an innocent person.” They want it dismissed Asap
Fresh of their successful involuntary manslaughter conviction of Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed on March 6, one of...
- 4/8/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
After being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins following a two-week-long trial, Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will remain in jail while awaiting sentencing.
During a virtual hearing on motions filed by Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s defence team for her release from jail and a new trial, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said, “Keep in mind there was a death that the jury determined was caused by her, so I’m not releasing her.” Judge Sommer also denied the motion for a new trial. Gutierrez-Reed faces a sentence of up to 18 months and $5000 in fines. She is set to be sentenced on April 15th.
Related Hannah Gutierrez-Reed found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in fatal Rust shooting
During the production of Rust, a live round was discharged from a revolver used by Alec Baldwin, which killed Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza. The prosecution claimed that it was Gutierrez-Reed,...
During a virtual hearing on motions filed by Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s defence team for her release from jail and a new trial, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said, “Keep in mind there was a death that the jury determined was caused by her, so I’m not releasing her.” Judge Sommer also denied the motion for a new trial. Gutierrez-Reed faces a sentence of up to 18 months and $5000 in fines. She is set to be sentenced on April 15th.
Related Hannah Gutierrez-Reed found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in fatal Rust shooting
During the production of Rust, a live round was discharged from a revolver used by Alec Baldwin, which killed Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza. The prosecution claimed that it was Gutierrez-Reed,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will remain behind bars as the Rust armorer awaits sentencing on her involuntary manslaughter conviction, a New Mexico judge ruled today.
“Keep in mind there was a death that the jury determined was caused by her so I’m not releasing her,” said Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer in a virtual hearing on motions filed by Gutierrez-Reed’s defense team for her release and a new trial.
The new trial effort was also shut down by Judge Sommer on Friday.
After a two-week trial, Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty on Match 6 of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal October 21, 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the indie Western. The jury, made up of seven women and five men, found the ex-armorer not guilty of the charge of evidence tampering. Special Prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis argued Gutierrez-Reed was responsible for live rounds getting in the gun Alec Baldwin...
“Keep in mind there was a death that the jury determined was caused by her so I’m not releasing her,” said Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer in a virtual hearing on motions filed by Gutierrez-Reed’s defense team for her release and a new trial.
The new trial effort was also shut down by Judge Sommer on Friday.
After a two-week trial, Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty on Match 6 of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal October 21, 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the indie Western. The jury, made up of seven women and five men, found the ex-armorer not guilty of the charge of evidence tampering. Special Prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis argued Gutierrez-Reed was responsible for live rounds getting in the gun Alec Baldwin...
- 3/29/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
William Baldwin and Sharon Stone’s heated feud goes back to the 1990s before her startling claim of being pressured to sleep with the former to improve their on-screen chemistry in the 1993 erotic thriller movie, Sliver came to the surface. However, the former hasn’t kept quiet on this matter as he clapped back at those claims, adding that he too has a fair amount of dirt on her.
William Baldwin, Sharon Stone in Sliver
While their feud garners public interest, William Baldwin’s elder brother, Alec Baldwin, fights for his reputation over the on-set shooting death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.
William Baldwin Claps Back at Sharon Stone’s Claims
William Baldwin and Sharon Stone in a still from the film Sliver
The 61-year-old actor took to X to respond to Sliver co-star Sharon Stone‘s heated claims about the late producer, Robert Evans suggesting she sleep with...
William Baldwin, Sharon Stone in Sliver
While their feud garners public interest, William Baldwin’s elder brother, Alec Baldwin, fights for his reputation over the on-set shooting death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.
William Baldwin Claps Back at Sharon Stone’s Claims
William Baldwin and Sharon Stone in a still from the film Sliver
The 61-year-old actor took to X to respond to Sliver co-star Sharon Stone‘s heated claims about the late producer, Robert Evans suggesting she sleep with...
- 3/15/2024
- by Priya Sharma
- FandomWire
Alec Baldwin’s lawyers filed a motion on Thursday to dismiss the charges against the actor in connection to the accidental shooting on the set of Rust.
Baldwin, who again pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter back in January, faces a tentative trial start date of July 10. Baldwin previously pleaded not guilty to the same charges in February 2023, and the case was ultimately dismissed two months later. However, after new prosecutors re-indicted Baldwin this past January, his attorneys are again seeking the dismissal of the charges.
In the motion, CNN reports,...
Baldwin, who again pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter back in January, faces a tentative trial start date of July 10. Baldwin previously pleaded not guilty to the same charges in February 2023, and the case was ultimately dismissed two months later. However, after new prosecutors re-indicted Baldwin this past January, his attorneys are again seeking the dismissal of the charges.
In the motion, CNN reports,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Attorneys for Alec Baldwin have filed a motion to dismiss the manslaughter charge made against him in connection to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust,” accusing special prosecutors for the New Mexico District Attorney of “abuse of the system.”
Baldwin was charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter for allegedly pointing a gun at Hutchins during rehearsal of a scene. The gun, which contained live ammunition unbeknownst to Baldwin, fired and fatally struck Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza. Baldwin has been accused of pulling the trigger on the gun, which the actor denies.
In the motion filed on Thursday, Baldwin’s attorneys accused special prosecutor Kari Morrissey of failing to inform the grand jury that indicted the actor and producer of the availability of witnesses who would have testified that it was not the actor’s duty to inspect the gun he was holding.
Baldwin was charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter for allegedly pointing a gun at Hutchins during rehearsal of a scene. The gun, which contained live ammunition unbeknownst to Baldwin, fired and fatally struck Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza. Baldwin has been accused of pulling the trigger on the gun, which the actor denies.
In the motion filed on Thursday, Baldwin’s attorneys accused special prosecutor Kari Morrissey of failing to inform the grand jury that indicted the actor and producer of the availability of witnesses who would have testified that it was not the actor’s duty to inspect the gun he was holding.
- 3/15/2024
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Less than six months before Alec Baldwin is set to go on trial for involuntary manslaughter over the on-set 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the actor who steadfastly claims he never pulled the trigger says prosecutors “have stacked the deck” against him.
“The State prosecutors have engaged in this misconduct—and publicly dragged Baldwin through the cesspool created by their improprieties—without any regard for the fact that serious criminal charges have been hanging over his head for two and a half years,” proclaims a motion to dismiss filed Thursday in New Mexico court.
“Enough is enough.”
Read Alec Baldwin’s motion to dismiss the Rust involuntary manslaughter charges here
Re-charged in January and facing up to 18 months behind bars if found guilty, the multiple Emmy winner’s criminal trial is scheduled to start in Santa Fe on July 9.
Baldwin, who has pleaded not guilty, earlier this week saw...
“The State prosecutors have engaged in this misconduct—and publicly dragged Baldwin through the cesspool created by their improprieties—without any regard for the fact that serious criminal charges have been hanging over his head for two and a half years,” proclaims a motion to dismiss filed Thursday in New Mexico court.
“Enough is enough.”
Read Alec Baldwin’s motion to dismiss the Rust involuntary manslaughter charges here
Re-charged in January and facing up to 18 months behind bars if found guilty, the multiple Emmy winner’s criminal trial is scheduled to start in Santa Fe on July 9.
Baldwin, who has pleaded not guilty, earlier this week saw...
- 3/15/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Alec Baldwin’s lawyers asked a judge on Thursday to throw out his manslaughter case, accusing prosecutors of “violating nearly every rule in the book” in the course of obtaining an indictment.
The attorneys argued that prosecutors leaked information to the press, failed to present exculpatory evidence to the grand jury, and gave a faulty jury instruction on involuntary manslaughter that “stacked the deck” against Baldwin.
“Enough is enough,” the lawyers wrote. “This is an abuse of the system, and an abuse of an innocent person whose rights have been trampled to the extreme.”
Baldwin was indicted in January and is scheduled to face a trial on July 9 in Santa Fe, N.M.
He is accused of criminal negligence for allegedly pointing a gun at “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and pulling the trigger. Baldwin was unaware that the gun was loaded with a live bullet. Hutchins was killed and the film’s director,...
The attorneys argued that prosecutors leaked information to the press, failed to present exculpatory evidence to the grand jury, and gave a faulty jury instruction on involuntary manslaughter that “stacked the deck” against Baldwin.
“Enough is enough,” the lawyers wrote. “This is an abuse of the system, and an abuse of an innocent person whose rights have been trampled to the extreme.”
Baldwin was indicted in January and is scheduled to face a trial on July 9 in Santa Fe, N.M.
He is accused of criminal negligence for allegedly pointing a gun at “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and pulling the trigger. Baldwin was unaware that the gun was loaded with a live bullet. Hutchins was killed and the film’s director,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the “Rust” armorer convicted last week in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, will be sentenced on April 15, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Gutierrez Reed faces a maximum of 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter. A jury in Santa Fe, N.M., found her guilty after a two-week trial, in which prosecutors argued that her negligence led to “astonishing” failures of safety.
Gutierrez Reed was responsible for the firearms on set. She accidentally loaded a live bullet into Alec Baldwin’s vintage Colt revolver, which went off, killing Hutchins and wounding the film’s director, Joel Souza. Baldwin, who has denied pulling the trigger, faces his own criminal trial for involuntary manslaughter in July.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ordered Gutierrez Reed taken into custody following the verdict last week, noting the seriousness of the case.
“It’s a death,” the judge said.
Gutierrez Reed is being held at...
Gutierrez Reed faces a maximum of 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter. A jury in Santa Fe, N.M., found her guilty after a two-week trial, in which prosecutors argued that her negligence led to “astonishing” failures of safety.
Gutierrez Reed was responsible for the firearms on set. She accidentally loaded a live bullet into Alec Baldwin’s vintage Colt revolver, which went off, killing Hutchins and wounding the film’s director, Joel Souza. Baldwin, who has denied pulling the trigger, faces his own criminal trial for involuntary manslaughter in July.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ordered Gutierrez Reed taken into custody following the verdict last week, noting the seriousness of the case.
“It’s a death,” the judge said.
Gutierrez Reed is being held at...
- 3/13/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Found guilty of involuntary manslaughter last week out of the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, former Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will find out her incarceration fate in just over a month.
Today New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer designated a sentencing hearing for April 15 at 10 am local time.
Relatively inexperienced armorer Gutierrez-Reed was charged in January 2023 with involuntary manslaughter and later evidence tampering. She faced up to three years in state prison if found guilty on both charges. After a two-week trial and the jury reaching its verdict in less than three hours on March 6. The seven women and five men found Gutierrez-Reed guilty of the first charge and innocent of the second. With the split verdict, the most Gutierrez-Reed could potentially receive now is about 18 months and a fine of several thousand dollars.
Hutchins was killed by a Colt .45 in the hands of Rust star/producer Alec Baldwin...
Today New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer designated a sentencing hearing for April 15 at 10 am local time.
Relatively inexperienced armorer Gutierrez-Reed was charged in January 2023 with involuntary manslaughter and later evidence tampering. She faced up to three years in state prison if found guilty on both charges. After a two-week trial and the jury reaching its verdict in less than three hours on March 6. The seven women and five men found Gutierrez-Reed guilty of the first charge and innocent of the second. With the split verdict, the most Gutierrez-Reed could potentially receive now is about 18 months and a fine of several thousand dollars.
Hutchins was killed by a Colt .45 in the hands of Rust star/producer Alec Baldwin...
- 3/13/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
During the filming of the upcoming Western film Rust in New Mexico on October 21, 2021, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed, and director Joel Souza was injured by an accidental live round fired from Alec Baldwin’s revolver. Now, attention once again will turn to Baldwin’s trial after the jury recently found the weapons supervisor guilty of involuntary manslaughter concerning Hutchins’ death on the film set.
Yes, the jury found the armorer accountable for the incident and guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday. The armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was put on trial by the prosecution for failing to properly inspect the gun and for bringing live rounds onto the set of a film, which was not permitted.
Alec Baldwin in Rust
In the wake of the tragic shooting incident, where Baldwin, 65, accidentally fired a gun, killing Hutchins and injuring Souza, one crew member has made it abundantly apparent that justice will not be swept aside.
Yes, the jury found the armorer accountable for the incident and guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday. The armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was put on trial by the prosecution for failing to properly inspect the gun and for bringing live rounds onto the set of a film, which was not permitted.
Alec Baldwin in Rust
In the wake of the tragic shooting incident, where Baldwin, 65, accidentally fired a gun, killing Hutchins and injuring Souza, one crew member has made it abundantly apparent that justice will not be swept aside.
- 3/7/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
On October 21, 2021, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in a tragic on-set accident during the production of the Alec Baldwin film, "Rust." While preparing for a scene as the film's director of photography, Baldwin discharged a live round from a Pietta .45 Colt revolver, which was being used as a prop, injuring director Joel Souza and fatally wounding Hutchins. On February 15, 2022, Hutchins' family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Baldwin (who also served as a producer) and other crew members on "Rust," alleging that her death was wholly preventable and the result of cost-cutting safety measures and irresponsible on-set behavior. Legal proceedings have been ongoing ever since, but today, on-set armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, as reported by Variety.
As the on-set armorer, it was Gutierrez Reed's responsibility for the safe handling of firearms on set, and was the one who loaded the live bullet into the gun used by Baldwin.
As the on-set armorer, it was Gutierrez Reed's responsibility for the safe handling of firearms on set, and was the one who loaded the live bullet into the gun used by Baldwin.
- 3/6/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty Wednesday of causing the involuntary manslaughter of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins two years ago on the set of Alec Baldwin’s Western flick Rust. The rookie armorer faces up to 18 months in prison for her role in the death of Hutchins, who was a rising star in her industry.
In a statement to Rolling Stone, Hutchins’ parents and sister said they were “satisfied that the jury, based on the evidence, found Hannah Gutierrez-Reed guilty beyond a reasonable doubt for her part in the taking of Halyna’s life.
In a statement to Rolling Stone, Hutchins’ parents and sister said they were “satisfied that the jury, based on the evidence, found Hannah Gutierrez-Reed guilty beyond a reasonable doubt for her part in the taking of Halyna’s life.
- 3/6/2024
- by Nancy Dillon and Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
After a two-week-long trial, Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
The Rust armorer was then taken into custody, with sentencing set for next month. Although Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter charge, the jury decided she was not guilty of evidence tampering. The involuntary manslaughter charge carries up to 18 months in prison as well as a $5,000 fine.
Related Rust set footage shows Alec Baldwin rushing next take–is he negligent or in the moment?
During the production of Rust, a live round was discharged from a revolver used by Alec Baldwin, which killed Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza. The prosecution claimed that it was Gutierrez-Reed, who they alleged was wildly negligent, who was responsible for six live rounds getting onto the set. “She had six, six live rounds on that movie set, the...
The Rust armorer was then taken into custody, with sentencing set for next month. Although Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter charge, the jury decided she was not guilty of evidence tampering. The involuntary manslaughter charge carries up to 18 months in prison as well as a $5,000 fine.
Related Rust set footage shows Alec Baldwin rushing next take–is he negligent or in the moment?
During the production of Rust, a live round was discharged from a revolver used by Alec Baldwin, which killed Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza. The prosecution claimed that it was Gutierrez-Reed, who they alleged was wildly negligent, who was responsible for six live rounds getting onto the set. “She had six, six live rounds on that movie set, the...
- 3/6/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter over the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
But in a split verdict Wednesday, a 12-member jury in Santa Fe declined to convict her on evidence tampering charges. Jurors returned the decision after less than three hours of deliberating.
The 26-year-old Arizona woman faces up to 18 months in prison for her role in the death of Hutchins. She was remanded into custody after the verdict was read.
The shooting occurred Oct. 21, 2021, when an old-fashioned revolver being handled by Alec Baldwin went off while he was practicing drawing the prop firearm. Prior to that, assistant director David Halls handed Baldwin the weapon and said that it did not contain live ammunition, but it discharged in the direction of Hutchins, who was killed, and director Joel Souza, who was injured. Five live rounds mixed in with dummy rounds were found on set following the shooting.
But in a split verdict Wednesday, a 12-member jury in Santa Fe declined to convict her on evidence tampering charges. Jurors returned the decision after less than three hours of deliberating.
The 26-year-old Arizona woman faces up to 18 months in prison for her role in the death of Hutchins. She was remanded into custody after the verdict was read.
The shooting occurred Oct. 21, 2021, when an old-fashioned revolver being handled by Alec Baldwin went off while he was practicing drawing the prop firearm. Prior to that, assistant director David Halls handed Baldwin the weapon and said that it did not contain live ammunition, but it discharged in the direction of Hutchins, who was killed, and director Joel Souza, who was injured. Five live rounds mixed in with dummy rounds were found on set following the shooting.
- 3/6/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the armorer on the ill-fated Western film “Rust,” was convicted on Wednesday of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the film’s cinematographer.
Jurors returned a verdict after less than three hours of deliberations on Wednesday afternoon, following two weeks of testimony about safety lapses on set.
Gutierrez Reed was acquitted of a separate charge of tampering with evidence. She faces up to 18 months in prison at sentencing, which is expected sometime in April.
Following the verdict, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ordered Gutierrez Reed remanded into custody. As her attorney, Monnica Barreras, rubbed her back to comfort her, bailiffs led her away.
Outside the First Judicial District courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M., juror Alberto Sanchez told reporters that the jury reached a “fair” verdict.
“Someone died,” Sanchez said. “You gotta take responsibility. Especially when you’re handling weapons and you’re in charge of those. That’s your job.
Jurors returned a verdict after less than three hours of deliberations on Wednesday afternoon, following two weeks of testimony about safety lapses on set.
Gutierrez Reed was acquitted of a separate charge of tampering with evidence. She faces up to 18 months in prison at sentencing, which is expected sometime in April.
Following the verdict, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ordered Gutierrez Reed remanded into custody. As her attorney, Monnica Barreras, rubbed her back to comfort her, bailiffs led her away.
Outside the First Judicial District courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M., juror Alberto Sanchez told reporters that the jury reached a “fair” verdict.
“Someone died,” Sanchez said. “You gotta take responsibility. Especially when you’re handling weapons and you’re in charge of those. That’s your job.
- 3/6/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
A New Mexico jury on Wednesday found Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the indie Western. The jury decided the defendant was not guilty of evidence tampering
The panel of seven women and five men returned their verdict in the criminal case after just a couple hours of deliberation today. The trial of the crew member was two weeks and saw closing arguments this morning.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer had Gutierrez-Reed taken into custody almost immediately after the verdict was read out. A sentencing hearing is potentially set for next month. The defense have made it clear they plan to appeal.
The stepdaughter of famed movie gun coach Thell Reed, relatively inexperienced armorer Gutierrez-Reed was charged with involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering. She faced up to three years in state prison if found guilty on both charges.
The panel of seven women and five men returned their verdict in the criminal case after just a couple hours of deliberation today. The trial of the crew member was two weeks and saw closing arguments this morning.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer had Gutierrez-Reed taken into custody almost immediately after the verdict was read out. A sentencing hearing is potentially set for next month. The defense have made it clear they plan to appeal.
The stepdaughter of famed movie gun coach Thell Reed, relatively inexperienced armorer Gutierrez-Reed was charged with involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering. She faced up to three years in state prison if found guilty on both charges.
- 3/6/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Rust armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter on the film set where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died on October 2021 by a jury in New Mexico.
The jury delivered its verdict after deliberating for a couple of hours on Wednesday afternoon. Jurors had to reach unanimous agreement that Gutierrez-Reed, 26, ought to have known of the danger posed by her actions and that she acted with “wilful disregard for the safety of others”.
Gutierrez-Reed was found not guilty on a charge of evidence tampering.
She will remain in custody until sentencing, which is expected in April. She faces up to 18 months in prison.
The jury delivered its verdict after deliberating for a couple of hours on Wednesday afternoon. Jurors had to reach unanimous agreement that Gutierrez-Reed, 26, ought to have known of the danger posed by her actions and that she acted with “wilful disregard for the safety of others”.
Gutierrez-Reed was found not guilty on a charge of evidence tampering.
She will remain in custody until sentencing, which is expected in April. She faces up to 18 months in prison.
- 3/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
Attorneys gave their closing arguments in the “Rust” trial in Santa Fe, N.M., on Wednesday, with the prosecution urging jurors to find Hannah Gutierrez Reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter and to hold her accountable for an “astonishing” lack of gun safety on the film set.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey argued that as the film’s armorer, Gutierrez Reed, was in charge of guns on set, and that it was her failure to tell the difference between dummies and live rounds that led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
“This was a game of Russian roulette every time an actor had a gun with dummies,” Morrissey said.
Defense attorney Jason Bowles urged the jury to find her not guilty.
He cited flaws in the Sheriff’s investigation that made it impossible to know for certain where the live rounds came from. He also pointed to errors committed by the production,...
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey argued that as the film’s armorer, Gutierrez Reed, was in charge of guns on set, and that it was her failure to tell the difference between dummies and live rounds that led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
“This was a game of Russian roulette every time an actor had a gun with dummies,” Morrissey said.
Defense attorney Jason Bowles urged the jury to find her not guilty.
He cited flaws in the Sheriff’s investigation that made it impossible to know for certain where the live rounds came from. He also pointed to errors committed by the production,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Updated, 12:18 Pm: “Justice for Halyna does not mean injustice for Hannah,” defense lawyer Jason Bowles told the jury Wednesday in Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s involuntary manslaughter trial for the killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on October 21, 2021.
Now that both the defense and prosecution closing statements have concluded, the case has just gone to the jury for deliberations. Read more about the prosecutors’ summary below.
“It’s extremely important the government rule out every reasonable doubt because that is our standard in this country,” Albuquerque attorney Bowles told the Santa Fe courtroom in his closing argument. “Hannah is a scapegoat for all the management failures.”
Related: Alec Baldwin’s Involuntary Manslaughter Trial To Start In July; ‘Rust’ Actor/Producer Faces 18 Months Behind Bars If Found Guilty
Looking to poke holes in the prosecution’s case, Bowles added: “There’s reasonable doubt she had anything to do ultimately with Halyana Hutchins’ death.
Now that both the defense and prosecution closing statements have concluded, the case has just gone to the jury for deliberations. Read more about the prosecutors’ summary below.
“It’s extremely important the government rule out every reasonable doubt because that is our standard in this country,” Albuquerque attorney Bowles told the Santa Fe courtroom in his closing argument. “Hannah is a scapegoat for all the management failures.”
Related: Alec Baldwin’s Involuntary Manslaughter Trial To Start In July; ‘Rust’ Actor/Producer Faces 18 Months Behind Bars If Found Guilty
Looking to poke holes in the prosecution’s case, Bowles added: “There’s reasonable doubt she had anything to do ultimately with Halyana Hutchins’ death.
- 3/6/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, 2:37 Pm: Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s fate out of the fatal October 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins could be decided before the end of the week.
The armorer’s involuntary manslaughter trial could go to the jury for deliberations as soon as Wednesday, it was revealed at the end of Tuesday’s testimony in the Santa Fe County courthouse.
“You can expect closing arguments to commence tomorrow morning,” Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer told the courtroom Tuesday before releasing jurors after a grueling but shorter-than-expected day. “Not right away — the defense is still putting on their case — but when the defense is finished, then we will do closing arguments.”
Gutierrez-Reed is charged with involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering and faces up to three years in state prison if found guilty by the jury of seven women and five men.
With closing arguments from Special Prosecutors Kerri Morrissey and Jason Lewis...
The armorer’s involuntary manslaughter trial could go to the jury for deliberations as soon as Wednesday, it was revealed at the end of Tuesday’s testimony in the Santa Fe County courthouse.
“You can expect closing arguments to commence tomorrow morning,” Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer told the courtroom Tuesday before releasing jurors after a grueling but shorter-than-expected day. “Not right away — the defense is still putting on their case — but when the defense is finished, then we will do closing arguments.”
Gutierrez-Reed is charged with involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering and faces up to three years in state prison if found guilty by the jury of seven women and five men.
With closing arguments from Special Prosecutors Kerri Morrissey and Jason Lewis...
- 3/5/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The supplier of guns and dummy ammunition to the ill-fated Rust production has told a New Mexico court that his company never sent live rounds to the set where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died in October 2021.
Testifying in the involuntary manslaughter trial of armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, Albuquerque-based Pdq Arm & Prop owner Seth Kenney said he provided dummy rounds to the Rust set on October 12, 2021, which had been used on the TV show 1883.
Kenney said he rattled each round prior to delivery. He said if he could not hear a rattle it was a sign the round was not to be...
Testifying in the involuntary manslaughter trial of armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, Albuquerque-based Pdq Arm & Prop owner Seth Kenney said he provided dummy rounds to the Rust set on October 12, 2021, which had been used on the TV show 1883.
Kenney said he rattled each round prior to delivery. He said if he could not hear a rattle it was a sign the round was not to be...
- 3/5/2024
- ScreenDaily
The supplier of guns and dummy ammunition to the ill-fated Rust production has told a New Mexico court that his company never sent live rounds to the set where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died in October 2021.
Testifying in the involuntary manslaughter trial of armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, Albuquerque-based Pdq Arm & Prop owner Seth Kenney said he provided dummy rounds to the Rust set on October 12, 2021, which had been used on the TV show 1883.
Kenney said he rattled each round prior to delivery. He said if he could not hear a rattle it was a sign the round was not to be...
Testifying in the involuntary manslaughter trial of armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, Albuquerque-based Pdq Arm & Prop owner Seth Kenney said he provided dummy rounds to the Rust set on October 12, 2021, which had been used on the TV show 1883.
Kenney said he rattled each round prior to delivery. He said if he could not hear a rattle it was a sign the round was not to be...
- 3/5/2024
- ScreenDaily
Rust ammunition supplier Seth Kenney today said during the involuntary manslaughter trial of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed that he “started to sense that there were efforts to redistribute blame or the cause of this accident” over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on October 21, 2021.
Kenney asserted Monday that right after the accident, the attorneys for Gutierrez-Reed, as well as the relatively inexperienced armorer’s father 81-year-old veteran movie consultant and sharpshooter Thell Reed, were essentially trying to assert that “the live ammunition on the set of Rust …somehow came through me.”
“Knowing Thell and having been friends with him for a few years at that point, I know how much he loves his daughter,” Kenney said.
Charged with involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering, Gutierrez-Reed could go to state prison for up to three years if found guilty.
Just before the lunch break, it was read out in court that Kenney declared “sh*t,...
Kenney asserted Monday that right after the accident, the attorneys for Gutierrez-Reed, as well as the relatively inexperienced armorer’s father 81-year-old veteran movie consultant and sharpshooter Thell Reed, were essentially trying to assert that “the live ammunition on the set of Rust …somehow came through me.”
“Knowing Thell and having been friends with him for a few years at that point, I know how much he loves his daughter,” Kenney said.
Charged with involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering, Gutierrez-Reed could go to state prison for up to three years if found guilty.
Just before the lunch break, it was read out in court that Kenney declared “sh*t,...
- 3/4/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Rust director Joel Souza recalled the disorienting moments that followed being accidentally shot on set, and the apology he heard armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed utter, during the latter’s manslaughter trial, Variety reports.
Souza — who has not previously shared his recollections of the incident publicly — was shot in the shoulder, while cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally hit in the chest, when Alec Baldwiin accidentally discharged a prop gun while they rehearsed a scene for the movie. In court Friday, March 1, Souza remembered hearing the shot go off and then feeling like...
Souza — who has not previously shared his recollections of the incident publicly — was shot in the shoulder, while cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally hit in the chest, when Alec Baldwiin accidentally discharged a prop gun while they rehearsed a scene for the movie. In court Friday, March 1, Souza remembered hearing the shot go off and then feeling like...
- 3/1/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Rust director Joel Souza took the stand today in the trial of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, telling the court that he did not see who gave Alec Baldwin the firearm in the fatal on-set shooting.
“I didn’t see anybody give it to him,” Souza said, emphasizing that there was “an enormous amount going on” in the New Mexico church set at the time.
On Thursday, the movie’s first assistant director David Halls testified that it was Gutierrez-Reed who gave Baldwin the gun, contradicting various other witnesses, including Alec Baldwin’s initial statement to police.
Gutierrez-Reed is on trial on charges of manslaughter and tampering with evidence. On Oct. 21, 2021, Baldwin was pointing the gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins when it went off. The bullet struck and killed her, and wounded Souza. Baldwin was indicted on an involuntary manslaughter charge and is scheduled to go to trial in July.
In his testimony,...
“I didn’t see anybody give it to him,” Souza said, emphasizing that there was “an enormous amount going on” in the New Mexico church set at the time.
On Thursday, the movie’s first assistant director David Halls testified that it was Gutierrez-Reed who gave Baldwin the gun, contradicting various other witnesses, including Alec Baldwin’s initial statement to police.
Gutierrez-Reed is on trial on charges of manslaughter and tampering with evidence. On Oct. 21, 2021, Baldwin was pointing the gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins when it went off. The bullet struck and killed her, and wounded Souza. Baldwin was indicted on an involuntary manslaughter charge and is scheduled to go to trial in July.
In his testimony,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Santa Fe, N.M. — Joel Souza, the writer and director of “Rust,” told a jury on Friday about getting shot while filming a scene in an old Western church with Alec Baldwin in October 2021.
He said he heard a deafening bang, and that it “felt like somebody had taken a baseball bat to my shoulder.”
He stumbled backwards, dropped to his knees, and ended up lying on the floor, screaming in pain. He could see blood on the back of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was mortally wounded. He also recalled Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film’s armorer, coming into the church and apologizing.
“She looked distraught,” Souza said. “I remember her saying, ‘I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Joel.” And I remember somebody just screaming at her and they just ushered her out.”
Gutierrez Reed is on trial for involuntary manslaughter in Hutchins’ death, and is accused of negligently loading...
He said he heard a deafening bang, and that it “felt like somebody had taken a baseball bat to my shoulder.”
He stumbled backwards, dropped to his knees, and ended up lying on the floor, screaming in pain. He could see blood on the back of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was mortally wounded. He also recalled Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film’s armorer, coming into the church and apologizing.
“She looked distraught,” Souza said. “I remember her saying, ‘I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Joel.” And I remember somebody just screaming at her and they just ushered her out.”
Gutierrez Reed is on trial for involuntary manslaughter in Hutchins’ death, and is accused of negligently loading...
- 3/1/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
The man who allegedly handed Alec Baldwin the gun that killed Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins more than two years ago broke down on the witness stand Thursday describing what happened that October 2021 day on the set of the indie Western.
Veteran first assistant director David Halls also admitted during his testimony this afternoon that he was “negligent” in not checking the firearm properly after armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in the moments before the shooting.
“It’s important to me that the truth be known, that that Halyna’s husband and son, her family know the truth of what happened,” Halls told the jury in the Santa Fe courthouse as Gutierrez-Reed sat just a few feet away.
“It’s important that the cast and the crew, producers of Rust know what happened,” he added with his voice breaking frequently under questions from Special Prosecutor Kerri Morrissey. “And it’s important that that industry,...
Veteran first assistant director David Halls also admitted during his testimony this afternoon that he was “negligent” in not checking the firearm properly after armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in the moments before the shooting.
“It’s important to me that the truth be known, that that Halyna’s husband and son, her family know the truth of what happened,” Halls told the jury in the Santa Fe courthouse as Gutierrez-Reed sat just a few feet away.
“It’s important that the cast and the crew, producers of Rust know what happened,” he added with his voice breaking frequently under questions from Special Prosecutor Kerri Morrissey. “And it’s important that that industry,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Santa Fe, N.M. — “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed told detectives that she brought dummy rounds to set that were left over from a previous film, and that had been loose in a bag in her car.
Gutierrez Reed is on trial for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins, who was killed by a live round fired from Alec Baldwin’s gun. Prosecutors have alleged that Gutierrez Reed was responsible for bringing a box of dummies that included multiple live rounds.
On Tuesday, jurors were shown a police interview from November 2021, in which Gutierrez Reed said that she had used dummies on “Rust” that were left over from “The Old Way,” a Nicolas Cage film she had worked on a few weeks earlier.
“I went back through a bag that I had,” Gutierrez Reed said in the interview. “This bag had a bunch of loose dummies in it.
Gutierrez Reed is on trial for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins, who was killed by a live round fired from Alec Baldwin’s gun. Prosecutors have alleged that Gutierrez Reed was responsible for bringing a box of dummies that included multiple live rounds.
On Tuesday, jurors were shown a police interview from November 2021, in which Gutierrez Reed said that she had used dummies on “Rust” that were left over from “The Old Way,” a Nicolas Cage film she had worked on a few weeks earlier.
“I went back through a bag that I had,” Gutierrez Reed said in the interview. “This bag had a bunch of loose dummies in it.
- 2/28/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Not sure if Cavalry Media needs someone to come to the rescue, but the shaky shingle may now see its whole house of alleged cards come tumbling down.
Already trampled by financial ills, big-name exits and lawsuits related to the fatal 2021 shooting on Alec Baldwin’s Rust, the company run by Keegan Rosenberger and Ishan Sakena now faces a dirty-laundry lawsuit from former founder Dana Brunetti.
A year and change after Brunetti, the House of Cards executive producer and ex-Cavalry chief content officer, headed out the door to pursue his own projects (as they always say), he is now suing the company for more than $1 million in “wrongfully” withheld wages and more. Or, as the lawsuit quotes Brunetti declaring to CEO Rosenberger in a tense digital November 13, 2022 exchange in which he learned he wasn’t going to get paid his $750,000-per-year salary: “I’m not going to be rolled over and squeezed.
Already trampled by financial ills, big-name exits and lawsuits related to the fatal 2021 shooting on Alec Baldwin’s Rust, the company run by Keegan Rosenberger and Ishan Sakena now faces a dirty-laundry lawsuit from former founder Dana Brunetti.
A year and change after Brunetti, the House of Cards executive producer and ex-Cavalry chief content officer, headed out the door to pursue his own projects (as they always say), he is now suing the company for more than $1 million in “wrongfully” withheld wages and more. Or, as the lawsuit quotes Brunetti declaring to CEO Rosenberger in a tense digital November 13, 2022 exchange in which he learned he wasn’t going to get paid his $750,000-per-year salary: “I’m not going to be rolled over and squeezed.
- 2/27/2024
- by Dominic Patten and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Santa Fe, N.M. — A crew member on “Rust” gave jurors a tearful account Monday of the fatal shooting on set, and laid much of the blame on Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film’s armorer.
Ross Addiego, the dolly grip, became choked up and cried at several points as he recalled the events surrounding the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
He also faulted Gutierrez Reed for leaving guns and ammunition unsecured, saying she was nothing like the “uptight,” “anal retentive” armorers he had encountered over his 30-year career.
“She wasn’t necessarily as serious or professional as I am accustomed to with the other armorers that I’m familiar with,” Addiego testified. “I don’t know that I’ve ever seen an armorer pull loose ammo out of a fanny pack.”
Gutierrez Reed is on trial for involuntary manslaughter. She mistakenly loaded a live round into Alec Baldwin’s gun,...
Ross Addiego, the dolly grip, became choked up and cried at several points as he recalled the events surrounding the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
He also faulted Gutierrez Reed for leaving guns and ammunition unsecured, saying she was nothing like the “uptight,” “anal retentive” armorers he had encountered over his 30-year career.
“She wasn’t necessarily as serious or professional as I am accustomed to with the other armorers that I’m familiar with,” Addiego testified. “I don’t know that I’ve ever seen an armorer pull loose ammo out of a fanny pack.”
Gutierrez Reed is on trial for involuntary manslaughter. She mistakenly loaded a live round into Alec Baldwin’s gun,...
- 2/27/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
“We seemed to always be rushed and under the gun,” a key crew member on the troubled Rust film told a New Mexico jury today in the involuntary manslaughter trial of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.
Describing the Alec Baldwin-starring indie western as “budgetarily restricted” and in a constant “state of chaos,” dolly grip Ross Addiego testified that the film was “moving at ludicrous speeds, racing the production clock” in its initial two weeks of production in Santa Fe. Amid tears, Addiego also gave detailed and emotional remarks about what happened on the set when Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot in October 2021.
One of the few members of Rust’s camera department who opted to stay on the movie after disputes about money and safety, Addiego bluntly told Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, the jury and others in the courtroom that “safety seemed to be secondary” on the set. He...
Describing the Alec Baldwin-starring indie western as “budgetarily restricted” and in a constant “state of chaos,” dolly grip Ross Addiego testified that the film was “moving at ludicrous speeds, racing the production clock” in its initial two weeks of production in Santa Fe. Amid tears, Addiego also gave detailed and emotional remarks about what happened on the set when Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot in October 2021.
One of the few members of Rust’s camera department who opted to stay on the movie after disputes about money and safety, Addiego bluntly told Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, the jury and others in the courtroom that “safety seemed to be secondary” on the set. He...
- 2/26/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Alec Baldwin heads to court this summer after Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer set a date for the 30 Rock actor’s involuntary manslaughter case focusing on the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. If he’s found guilty, Baldwin could face 18 months to three years in prison with $5000 in fines for his part in Hutchins’ death.
“Jury selection is scheduled for July 9, 2024,” wrote Judge Sommer in an order made public Monday morning. With Baldwin present in the Santa Fe courtroom, the trial is expected to run from “July 10 to July 19, 2024.”
Baldwin shot Hutchins on October 21, 2021, on Rust’s Bonanza Creek Ranch set just outside Santa Fe after a gun he was holding during a rehearsal discharged a live round. Baldwin says he never pulled the trigger. A jury will investigate his claim in a court of law and decide his fate. Rust director Joel Souza was also injured in the incident.
“Jury selection is scheduled for July 9, 2024,” wrote Judge Sommer in an order made public Monday morning. With Baldwin present in the Santa Fe courtroom, the trial is expected to run from “July 10 to July 19, 2024.”
Baldwin shot Hutchins on October 21, 2021, on Rust’s Bonanza Creek Ranch set just outside Santa Fe after a gun he was holding during a rehearsal discharged a live round. Baldwin says he never pulled the trigger. A jury will investigate his claim in a court of law and decide his fate. Rust director Joel Souza was also injured in the incident.
- 2/26/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The trial of Alec Baldwin on involuntary manslaughter in the accidental shooting on the set of “Rust” will begin on July 9, a judge in Santa Fe, N.M., ruled on Monday.
Jury selection is scheduled to begin that day. Testimony will begin July 10, and the trial is scheduled to last eight days, concluding on July 19.
Baldwin’s attorneys, led by Alex Spiro, had wanted the trial to start a month earlier, on June 13, indicating at a hearing last week that the actor is eager to have the case heard as soon as possible.
“Mr. Baldwin has been dealing with this for several years,” Spiro said at the hearing. “We’re asking for a speedy trial.”
Prosecutor Kari Morrissey told the court that she would be busy in June with another trial, and asked for a date in July or August.
Baldwin is accused of firing a live bullet from a...
Jury selection is scheduled to begin that day. Testimony will begin July 10, and the trial is scheduled to last eight days, concluding on July 19.
Baldwin’s attorneys, led by Alex Spiro, had wanted the trial to start a month earlier, on June 13, indicating at a hearing last week that the actor is eager to have the case heard as soon as possible.
“Mr. Baldwin has been dealing with this for several years,” Spiro said at the hearing. “We’re asking for a speedy trial.”
Prosecutor Kari Morrissey told the court that she would be busy in June with another trial, and asked for a date in July or August.
Baldwin is accused of firing a live bullet from a...
- 2/26/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Alec Baldwin will face a New Mexico jury this summer on involuntary manslaughter stemming from the 2021 fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
As promised last week, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer today set a date for the start of the multiple Emmy winner’s trial in the Land of Enchantment. Baldwin faces a prison sentence of 18 months to three years and around $5,000 in fines if found guilty.
“Jury selection is scheduled for July 9, 2024” wrote Judge Sommer in an order made public Monday morning (read the Baldwin trial scheduling order here). With Baldwin present in the Santa Fe courtroom, the trial is expected to run from July 10 to July 19, 2024.
Aways denying he pulled the trigger, Baldwin shot Hutchins on October 21, 2021 on Rust‘s Bonanza Creek Ranch set just outside Santa Fe after a gun he was holding during a rehearsal discharged a live round. The actor/producer wounded Rust director Joel Souza in the shooting too,...
As promised last week, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer today set a date for the start of the multiple Emmy winner’s trial in the Land of Enchantment. Baldwin faces a prison sentence of 18 months to three years and around $5,000 in fines if found guilty.
“Jury selection is scheduled for July 9, 2024” wrote Judge Sommer in an order made public Monday morning (read the Baldwin trial scheduling order here). With Baldwin present in the Santa Fe courtroom, the trial is expected to run from July 10 to July 19, 2024.
Aways denying he pulled the trigger, Baldwin shot Hutchins on October 21, 2021 on Rust‘s Bonanza Creek Ranch set just outside Santa Fe after a gun he was holding during a rehearsal discharged a live round. The actor/producer wounded Rust director Joel Souza in the shooting too,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The involuntary manslaughter trial of Rust armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed got underway in a New Mexico courtroom on Thursday when the prosecution said her negligent and “sloppy” conduct led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Prosecutor Jason Lewis claimed Gutierrez-Reed, 27, who was 24 at the time of the tragedy, failed to properly check the prop gun she handed to Alec Baldwin.
The weapon in Baldwin’s hand discharged during a rehearsal at Bonanza Creek Ranch, Santa Fe, on October 21 2021, and hit Hutchins (pictured), who died hours later in hospital. It was later found the gun contained a live round.
Lawyers said...
Prosecutor Jason Lewis claimed Gutierrez-Reed, 27, who was 24 at the time of the tragedy, failed to properly check the prop gun she handed to Alec Baldwin.
The weapon in Baldwin’s hand discharged during a rehearsal at Bonanza Creek Ranch, Santa Fe, on October 21 2021, and hit Hutchins (pictured), who died hours later in hospital. It was later found the gun contained a live round.
Lawyers said...
- 2/22/2024
- ScreenDaily
Updated, 10:48 Am: Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is a “scapegoat” for the 2021 on-set killing of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the accused armorer’s defense lawyer told a Santa Fe jury today.
“Just because there was a tragedy doesn’t mean a crime was committed,” Jason Bowles added to the five women and seven men sitting in judgment of his client for the fatality on the indie western starring and produced by Alec Baldwin. “It does not mean that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed caused the crimes they have charged her with.”
“They are trying to blame it all on Hannah,” Bowles said of prosecutors and Rust producers in Gutierrez-Reed’s involuntary manslaughter trial. “Why? Because she is an easy target … the least powerful person on that set.”
Charged with involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering, Gutierrez-Reed could go to state prison for up to three years if found guilty. Recharged last month, Baldwin is set to...
“Just because there was a tragedy doesn’t mean a crime was committed,” Jason Bowles added to the five women and seven men sitting in judgment of his client for the fatality on the indie western starring and produced by Alec Baldwin. “It does not mean that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed caused the crimes they have charged her with.”
“They are trying to blame it all on Hannah,” Bowles said of prosecutors and Rust producers in Gutierrez-Reed’s involuntary manslaughter trial. “Why? Because she is an easy target … the least powerful person on that set.”
Charged with involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering, Gutierrez-Reed could go to state prison for up to three years if found guilty. Recharged last month, Baldwin is set to...
- 2/22/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Santa Fe, N.M. — The trial of “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed began Thursday with prosecutor Jason Lewis arguing that her “sloppy” and “unprofessional” conduct led to the death of the film’s cinematographer.
In his opening statement, Lewis argued that Gutierrez Reed had twice failed to properly check ammunition that she loaded into Alec Baldwin’s gun.
The cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was killed when Baldwin fired a live round during blocking for a scene in October 2021.
“The defendant treated the safety protocols as if they were optional rather than as if people’s lives counted on her doing her job correctly,” Lewis argued. “By failing to make those vital safety checks, the defendant acted negligently and without due caution. The decision she made that day contributed to Ms. Hutchins’ death.”
Gutierrez Reed is on trial for involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering. She faces up to three years in prison if convicted.
In his opening statement, Lewis argued that Gutierrez Reed had twice failed to properly check ammunition that she loaded into Alec Baldwin’s gun.
The cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was killed when Baldwin fired a live round during blocking for a scene in October 2021.
“The defendant treated the safety protocols as if they were optional rather than as if people’s lives counted on her doing her job correctly,” Lewis argued. “By failing to make those vital safety checks, the defendant acted negligently and without due caution. The decision she made that day contributed to Ms. Hutchins’ death.”
Gutierrez Reed is on trial for involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering. She faces up to three years in prison if convicted.
- 2/22/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
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