[ April 25, 2024 ]
Alex Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter. Not good enough. Lock him up. He pulled the trigger. And it is basic gun safety protocol, you never point and shoot a gun. Period.
Alec Baldwin Expected to Be Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Shooting
Film’s armorer also expected to be charged, while assistant director has agreed to plead guilty to negligent use of deadly weapon
Story continues below advertisementVideo released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office shows Alec Baldwin drawing the gun while rehearsing a scene on the set of ‘Rust.’ A live round later discharged, striking and killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
By Katherine Sayre, WSJ, Jan. 19, 2023:
Prosecutors plan to charge Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the movie “Rust” in New Mexico in 2021, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation.
The film’s armorer overseeing weapons, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, is also expected to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the incident, according to the person.
The film’s first assistant director, David Halls, has agreed to plead guilty to the charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon, according to the person.
Santa Fe-area District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies plans to announce the charges Thursday morning, the person said, and the charges are expected to be filed by the end of the month.
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SubscribeThe shooting occurred on the set of the low-budget Western outside Santa Fe, N.M., in October 2021. During preparations for a scene, Mr. Baldwin discharged a live round from a revolver, killing 42-year-old Halyna Hutchins. The film’s director, Joel Souza, was also wounded.
In New Mexico, involuntary manslaughter is a fourth-degree felony that carries a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison.
Representatives for Mr. Baldwin didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
Lisa Torraco, an attorney for Mr. Halls, declined to comment when reached Thursday morning. As an assistant director, Mr. Halls served as safety coordinator on set and handed the gun to Mr. Baldwin at the rehearsal.
Jason Bowles, an attorney for Ms. Gutierrez Reed, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Ms. Gutierrez Reed oversaw weapons on set as the armorer, along with a second role assisting with props on the production.
Both Mr. Halls and Ms. Gutierrez Reed handled the gun before it was given to Mr. Baldwin for the rehearsal, in which the actor was practicing pulling out the revolver.
According to affidavits from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, Mr. Halls took one of three prop guns laid out on a rolling cart and handed it to Mr. Baldwin to film the scene. Mr. Halls yelled “cold gun,” indicating the firearm didn’t have live rounds. Mr. Baldwin took the gun and fired it, one of the affidavits said. Investigators have also questioned Ms. Gutierrez Reed’s actions as the person in charge of guns and ammunition on set.
Mr. Baldwin has repeatedly denied pulling the trigger of the gun, including in a December 2021 interview with ABC News. “I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them, never,” Mr. Baldwin said in the interview. “Someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that wasn’t even supposed to be on the property.”
Mr. Baldwin has said he pulled back the gun’s hammer and let it go, after which the gun fired.
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9 Comments
1 year ago
It is going to be interesting to see if this goes anywhere. As it has been dormant for months due to his political views. He needs to be charged with murder.
1 year ago
This one needs evidence without a shadow of a doubt or he might skip this one, like all the rest who actually did admit murder and got off somehow!!!!!!!and in this day and age seems like majority of killers are FREE!!!!!! better yet, the killers get off easy while their victims GET THE BLAME somehow and in some cases SUED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!or dead!
More than one is too blame.
Last edited 1 year ago by Staff Sgt Chaos
1 year ago
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Staff Sgt Chaos
Are you referring to Capitol Police Officer Lt. Michael Byrd, who MURDERED Mrs. Ashli Babbitt, an Unarmed U.S. Air Force Veteran. ?
1 year ago
Baldwin should face a Russian Roulette firing squad.
1 year ago
The woman Baldwin killed was working on a child sex trafficking documentary. Do you really think this killing was an accident? Not bloody likely. When you sign that blood contract for millions of dollars in the entertainment industry, you do what you are told. And if the ‘Masters’ tell you to kill someone and make it look like an accident, you do that! Or you become the ‘sacrifice’. Just saying….
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1 year ago
Get the Powder Puff ready.
1 year ago
If you have the gun in your hand, YOU are the responsible party.
A gun DOES NOT just “go off”.
Baldwin said he “fanned” the weapon ….. you cannot “fan” a revolver without holding the trigger ‘pulled-in’.
BALDWIN IS A LIAR and a MURDERER.
1 year ago
It couldn’t happen to a nicer scumbag.
The DEATH PENALTY, should be on the table.
1 year ago
Bloody idiot Baldwin and 3rd wife pumping out 8 kids whilst doing yoga. Ha! Spanish speaking faker!!!!
What do you take us for hilarious!!!???
