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Halyna Hutchins was killed when a revolver Baldwin was rehearsing with during filming in New Mexico fired a live round that hit her and movie director Joel ...

Prosecutors must prove in court that on-set firearm safety began with Gutierrez-Reed, who was in charge of all weapons on the production. "After a thorough review of the evidence and the laws of the state of New Mexico, I have determined that there is sufficient evidence to file criminal charges against Alec Baldwin and other members of the Rust film crew," Ms Carmack-Altwies said. Assistant director David Halls has signed a plea agreement for the charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon, the prosecutor said in a statement.

Oscar-nominated actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico ...

But he left decisions about criminal charges to the district attorney’s office. “There is a very clear process for pursuing justice in this case,” Carmack-Altwies said. We intend to bring the full truth to light and believe Hannah will be exonerated of wrongdoing by a jury.” “But I know it’s not me.” In New Mexico, there is no room for film sets that don’t take our state’s commitment to gun safety and public safety seriously.” “Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun — or anywhere on the movie set. He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. “We are grateful to everyone who contributed to the resolution of this tragic and painful situation.” “We are committed to upholding the integrity of that process to ensure equal justice under the law.” “After a thorough review of the evidence and the laws of the state of New Mexico, I have determined that there is sufficient evidence to file criminal charges against Alec Baldwin and other members of the Rust film crew,” Carmack-Altwies said in a statement. “We want to thank the Santa Fe Sheriff and the District Attorney for concluding their thorough investigation and determining that charges for involuntary manslaughter are warranted for the killing of Halyna Hutchins with conscious disregard for human life,” according to a statement by attorney Brian Panish, who is representing the family. It is a comfort to the family that, in New Mexico, no one is above the law.

Actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer.

The armourer who oversaw firearms on the set, Gutierrez-Reed, has been the subject of much of the scrutiny in the case, along with an independent ammunition supplier. He sought to clear his name by suing people involved in handling and supplying the loaded gun. But he left decisions about potential criminal charges to prosecutors after delivering the results of a yearlong investigation in October. She said prosecutors will forgo a grand jury and rely on a judge to determine if there is probable cause to move toward trial. The charge is a fourth-degree felony, punishable by up to 18 months in jail and a $US5000 ($7100) fine under New Mexico law. Halyna Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during rehearsals at a ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe on October 21, 2021.

Actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter following a fatal shooting on the set of his Western film Rust in 2021.

“It is a comfort to the family that, in New Mexico, no one is above the law. And then he pointed the gun at Halyna Hutchins and he pulled the trigger,” she said. Ms Hutchins died from her wound at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque the same day. If they had just done their basic duties, we wouldn’t be standing here.” “Nobody was checking those, or least they weren’t checking them consistently. The family of Ms Hutchins thanked the Santa Fe Sheriff and the District Attorney and called the deaths a “conscious disregard for human life”. The family of Ms Hutchins said it was “a comfort that no one is above the law”. 25+ news channels in 1 place. Stream more entertainment news live & on demand with Flash. “After a thorough review of the evidence and the laws of the state of New Mexico, I have determined that there is sufficient evidence to file criminal charges against Alec Baldwin and other members of the Rust film crew,” said Ms Carmack-Altwies The charges will come as a shock to Baldwin who last month said he thought it was “highly unlikely” he would have to face court. The actor will face court and has been told he is “not above the law,” after he accidentally killed a crew member on the set of the film Rust.

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Movie star Alec Baldwin has been charged over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his upcoming film "Rust" in 2021.

US Reporter Charles Feldman told 6PR Breakfast Mr Baldwin is facing a fourth-degree felony, which is punishable by up to 18 months in jail and a $US5000 ($7100) ...

Alec Baldwin and armourer Hannah Gutierrez Reed face involuntary manslaughter charges after a fatal shooting on a film set in October 2021.

“Mr Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set. He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. “Prosecutors have a lot of work ahead of them to demonstrate that putting Alec Baldwin in prison for this is the right outcome,” said Levin, who has represented actors and entertainment personalities. The family sued Baldwin in 2021, alleging the Emmy-winning 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live actor had a responsibility to check the gun did not contain live rounds, not point it at the cinematographer and not cock the weapon and pull the trigger. He has said he was following directions to point the gun at Hutchins when it went off, and that he did not pull the trigger of the replica Pietta .45-calibre long Colt revolver. Prosecutors must prove on-set firearm safety began with Gutierrez-Reed, who was in charge of weapons; applied to Halls, who handed Baldwin the gun, then extended to the actor, who also was a producer on the film.

Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal on-set shooting of cinematographe...

An attorney for Gutierrez Reed has said she did not put a live round in the gun that killed Hutchins, and she believes she was the victim of sabotage. Gutierrez Reed has been the subject of much of the scrutiny in the case, along with an independent ammunition supplier. Rust was beset by disputes from the start in early October 2021. "Review of available law enforcement reports showed no compelling demonstration that the firearm was intentionally loaded with live ammunition on set. Prosecutors said the terms of that deal include six months of probation. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set," attorney Luke Nikas said. The charge is a fourth-degree felony, punishable by up to 18 months in jail and a $US5000 ($7200) fine under New Mexico law. [Alec Baldwin, who fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal for the Western movie Rust in 2021](https://www.9news.com.au/world/prosecutors-take-charge-of-probe-into-baldwin-shooting/2595cde1-1d26-41b5-b924-111282e33d62), and the film's armourer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said on Thursday (Friday morning AEDT). "He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. She said prosecutors will forgo a grand jury and rely on a judge to determine if there is probable cause to move toward trial. It's that simple," said Reeb, also a newly sworn Republican state legislator. "This decision distorts Halyna Hutchins' tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice.

The dead cinematographer's family has welcomed the decision, but Baldwin's lawyer insists it "represents a terrible miscarriage of justice".

A settlement with the family of the cinematographer who was slain on the set called for resuming production, with her widower serving as an executive ...

Baldwin intended to continue in the production of the film, Mr. When the settlement was reached, Mr. Baldwin on Thursday, a lawyer for Mr. “We support the charges, will fully cooperate with this prosecution and fervently hope the justice system works to protect the public and hold accountable those who break the law.” He told NBC’s “Today” show, “The idea that the person holding the gun and causing it to discharge is not responsible is absurd to me.” [fiercely denied responsibility for the tragedy](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/movies/alec-baldwin-interview-rust-shooting.html), Mr. Baldwin was practicing when the revolver discharged, his character decides to shoot his way out of a small wooden church after being cornered by the authorities. Last year, the production said that returning to New Mexico was not an option but that locations in California were under consideration. But in October, the production company behind “Rust” announced that it had reached a settlement with the family that called for resuming production on the film and making Ms. Baldwin, Luke Nikas, said on Thursday that the planned prosecution of Mr. Baldwin in the lead role and Joel Souza, who was wounded in the shooting, returning as director. [file involuntary manslaughter charges](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/arts/rust-shooting-charges-alec-baldwin.html) against the film’s star, Mr.

Actor and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, violated 'all of the standards … if we have a gun in our hands,' says Santa Fe DA district attorney.

But he’s going to raise a defense that he was relying on his assistant director to tell him whether there were live bullets in the gun. Baldwin was sitting on a wooden church pew on the set and trying out a scene in which he would “cross-draw” a revolver from its holster. It was Halls who gave Baldwin the gun, police said. Souza, said he heard what “sounded like a whip and then a loud pop”. “It’s not my call to believe whether he goes to prison or not. As part of the agreement he will testify in any trial, Reeb said. It was because of conduct overall by him and Hannah Gutierrez, and Dave Halls’ recklessness.” “Alec Baldwin has some pretty strong defenses to these charges. He said he saw Hutchins clutch her midriff and stumble backwards, and noticed that he was bleeding from the right shoulder. That gun was not checked by him or with the armorer, which is standard protocol. “Rules of the firearm, you don’t point a gun at somebody unless you’re intending to actually shoot them. Prison is not necessarily the goal.

A prosecutor announces she will charge Alec Baldwin and armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed over a shooting on a movie set, after more than a year of ...

"And second, that Baldwin acted recklessly, or at least with criminal negligence, by not checking the gun and the ammunition himself before pointing the gun at the person he killed." To convict Baldwin of manslaughter – assuming the case goes to trial – Professor Joy said the prosecutor will have to convince a jury of two things. "The prosecutor is alleging that Baldwin had a duty to ensure that the gun and the ammunition he used were properly checked and that without doing that check himself, Baldwin should never have pointed the gun at anyone. In contrast, Professor Joy said, the charge of criminal negligence is filed when a defendant is not aware of the risk, but a reasonable person in the position of the defendant would have been aware of the risk. "... He said that in order to convict someone of involuntary manslaughter, a prosecutor has to prove that the defendant acted either recklessly or with criminal negligence.

More than a year after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin on the "Rust" movie set, prosecutors announced they will charge the ...

Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set. He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds,” Nikas said. She claims live rounds of ammunition were mixed into the dummy ammunition purchased from the company. Prosecutors will be charging him in both capacities, Carmack-Altwies explained, saying that as a producer, Baldwin had a responsibility to ensure the set was safe. “The fact is, actors are not firearms experts. During FBI testing of the the gun’s normal functioning, the weapon could not be fired without pulling the trigger while firearm was cocked, an FBI forensics report said. Baldwin has maintained that he never pulled the trigger and was not aware the gun contained live rounds. But one charge carries an additional firearms enhancement – because a gun was involved – and would require a mandatory punishment of five years in jail, the prosecutor said. So I’m not saying that there’s no chance here, but this is a really difficult case for the prosecution,” Honig said. “And then they somehow got loaded into a gun handed off to Alec Baldwin. “Nobody was checking those or at least they weren’t checking them consistently,” she said. Instead, they will be summoned to appear in court either in-person or virtually, she said.

Criminal charges are expected to be formally filed by the end of the month against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on the "Rust" movie set.

But one charge carries an additional firearms enhancement – because a gun was involved – and would require a mandatory punishment of five years in jail, the prosecutor said. but are not actually in charge of things in a hands-on way,” he said. As a producer, Baldwin had a responsibility to ensure the set was safe, she added. So this is going to be a long fight and Alec Baldwin he has a good chance of beating these charges.” “The FBI has determined in this case that he did pull the trigger,” she said. In addition to acting in “Rust,” Baldwin was also a producer on the film. He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds,” said the actor’s attorney, Luke Nikas. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set. During FBI testing of the the gun’s normal functioning, the weapon could not be fired without pulling the trigger while the firearm was cocked, an FBI forensics report said. So I’m not saying that there’s no chance here, but this is a really difficult case for the prosecution.” But the fact that you’re going to criminalize this is very problematic.” Gutierrez Reed, who loaded the prop gun, has said she believed the rounds were dummy ammunition, according to her lawyer.

Alec Baldwin's charges were announced Thursday and the news prompted some people to compare the 2021 tragedy to another fatal on-set shooting.

"The kind of negligence the law seeks to punish is the kind described as willful and wanton. "The bottom line is the decision by this DA's Office in New Mexico stands out as a very aggressive prosecution," Rahmani said via email. "There is no evidence pointing to the kind of negligence the criminal law seeks to punish," the district attorney said in 1993. [Jason Guerrasio reported in 2017](https://www.businessinsider.com/brandon-lee-death-the-crow-story-chad-stahelski-john-wick-2017-2), the fatal accident on the set of "The Crow" occurred when actor Michael Massee fired a prop gun at his costar Lee. "Reportedly, there was more than just one live round of ammunition on set, which is entirely inexplicable and unacceptable." ](https://www.businessinsider.com/brandon-lee-death-the-crow-story-chad-stahelski-john-wick-2017-2) A rising film star, Lee had been following in the footsteps of his father, Hollywood legend Bruce Lee. The gun Baldwin was handling on the set of "Rust" had a live round in it, which struck both Hutchins and filmmaker Joel Souza. The evidence may have coalesced into a case based on negligence, Ritter explained. [ charged with involuntary manslaughter](https://www.insider.com/alec-baldwin-rust-set-shooting-charged-manslaughter-2023-1) in connection to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. [released a statement](https://deadline.com/2022/08/alec-baldwin-rust-armorer-hannah-gutierrez-reed-police-fbi-probe-1235095856/) in August 2022 via her representation that said "the primary question in this case" should have been how the live rounds wound up on set. [decided not to file criminal charges](https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/06/us/no-charges-filed-in-actor-s-death-during-filming.html) in the case. [Brandon Lee's death on the set of the 1993 movie "The Crow."

Baldwin, who was the one who discharged the gun that killed Hutchins during a rehearsal, believing it to be loaded with dummy bullets, is being charged along ...

Then, from a physical production safety standard, there’s usually a line producer or showrunner or physical production person, or company that is in charge of the actual production, the locations, the scheduling, the payroll, the shooting, the editing, they may be responsible if they created a set that is dangerous, you know? The Screen Actors Guild’s not gonna want that, and actors aren’t going to want any type of requirement to check. That person would most likely be the front person to be responsible. I mean certainly [it’s significant] with respect to the producer argument, because if you can hold [Baldwin] responsible as a producer in charge of set safety, you’ve got to know how the incident occurred. There may be other than legal pressures that are a part of this, but, you know, this is just not the right fight to pick right now. This is complete speculation, but [the prosecution has] been under a microscope on this and maybe they felt a lot of pressure to have to do something. This is going to be judged in and of itself, I would believe. What if he’s using a sword or some other explosive on set that is defective and kills somebody, we’re now going to look at the actor? And you can get a producer credit or an executive producer credit for raising money, for making an introduction of a celebrity, for adding something to the film. I don’t know the details, but there is a strong chance that he’s credited as a producer because he’s an actor and that’s it. What if an actor is driving a car in a scene and the brakes go out and he kills somebody? I’ll equate it to a premises liability type of situation, just that he was in charge of set safety.