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Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the ongoing legal battle over the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust” that claimed the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. NPR reported. Baldwin and the film’s gunsmith, Hannah Gutiérrez-Reed, were charged with involuntary manslaughter last January; However, those charges were dismissed in April after special prosecutors said they were told the gun may have been modified before the shooting and malfunctioned. But last month, a Santa Fe grand jury indicted Baldwin, after a forensic report conducted in August that determined that the trigger on Baldwin’s .45 Colt revolver “had to be squeezed or depressed enough to release the fully cocked or retracted hammer of the evidence revolver,” according to NPR. Subsequently, new special prosecutors Kari T. Morrissey and Jason J. Lewis requested a new position.
According to NPR, Baldwin is currently free awaiting trial and is prohibited from leaving the country, consuming alcohol, and possessing firearms. Gutierrez-Reed has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter, tampering with evidence related to Hutchins’ death and bringing a gun to a Santa Fe bar in the days before the fatal shooting. His trial will begin on February 22.
Morrissey, in a court filing on Monday, alleged that there is “substantial” evidence showing that Gutiérrez-Reed unknowingly brought live bullets to the set of the Western movie. Last September he was offered a “favorable request” if he admitted to bringing in the live rounds. “If Hannah can provide any answers about the origin of the real bullets, I am happy to work with her, but before that, we should move forward,” Morrissey wrote in an email to Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney. for variety.