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'Rust' movie set armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a New Mexico jury on Wednesday.
A jury convicted the 26-year-old armourer in the fatal death of cinematographer Halina Hutchins but found him not guilty of tampering with evidence.
Rust Armor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed
Gutierrez-Reed faces up to 18 months in prison. His sentencing hearing will take place later.
NBC News reported:
A New Mexico jury found “Rust” armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter and not guilty of tampering with evidence on Wednesday after deliberating for about two and a half hours.
The 26-year-old faces up to 18 months in state prison and will be sentenced at a later date. A judge ordered that Gutierrez-Reed be taken into custody and held until sentencing.
Gutierrez-Reed showed little emotion when the jury foreperson read the verdicts. Before a deputy could take her into custody, she took off her necklace. As the judge ordered him to be remanded in custody until sentencing, his mother, sitting behind him, put her hand on his head and leaned forward.
In January Alec Baldwin was indicted by a grand jury on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal 'Rust' shooting.
If found guilty, he faces up to 18 months in prison.
“We look forward to our day in court,” Baldwin's attorneys Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro said in a statement on Friday, according to Variety.
Recall that last April, criminal charges against Alec Baldwin were dropped in New Mexico.
Last year, Alec Baldwin was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the shooting death of Helena Hutchins.
Halina Hutchins
Baldwin shot and killed Halina Hutchins, 42, and wounded Joel Souza, 48, on the film set of 'Rust' in Santa Fe, New Mexico in October 2021.
Prosecutors requested a second analysis of the gun used by Alec Baldwin.
Firearms expert Lucien Haag concluded that the gun used by Alec Baldwin on the set was not modified.
Firearms expert Lucien Haag wrote, “Although Alec Baldwin repeatedly denies pulling the trigger, given the tests, findings, and observations reported here, the evidence points to a fully cocked or retracted hammer release of the revolver. The trigger had to be pulled or pressed sufficiently.”
“From examination of the fired cartridge case and the operationally restored evidence revolver, this fatal event was caused by manually moving the hammer fully to the rear and applying rearward pressure to the trigger, at some point, Leaning backwards was the result,'' Haag wrote.
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