Alec Baldwin has entered a plea of not guilty to a manslaughter charge that was refiled against him in relation to the fatal shooting on the set of the film “Rust.”
charge of attempted assault in the third degree after an altercation over a parking spot in New York City.
Alec Baldwin, an actor, has declared his innocence for a third-degree attempted assault charge following a dispute over a parking spot in New York City.
Refiled number of involuntary manslaughter charges
The cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the set of the Western film “Rust” in New Mexico in 2021.
Based on legal papers submitted on Wednesday in Sante Fe County court, Baldwin, who is 65 years old, chose to forego his arraignment, which was initially set for Thursday. He entered a plea of not guilty to the charge, which was filed by New Mexico special prosecutors earlier this month.
On Oct. 21, 2021, on a film set outside Santa Fe, the 42-year-old Hutchins was struck and killed by a live round when a prop gun being held by Baldwin discharged during a rehearsal. Joel Souza, the film’s director, was also wounded.
He continuously refuted the claim that he pulled the trigger of the gun. Nonetheless, a forensic report published by the prosecution in August of last year.determined
It is possible that the trigger had been pulled.
Despite Alec Baldwin’s continued denial of pulling the trigger, according to the tests, findings, and observations outlined in the report by firearms expert Lucian Haag, it is clear that the trigger must have been pulled or depressed enough to release the fully cocked or retracted hammer of the revolver used as evidence.
banned from future productions
Both Baldwin and the film’s costume designer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, have been prohibited from participating in any future productions.
accused of unintentional killing without malice
related to the incident of gunfire in January 2023.
Approximately four months after, Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis, the special prosecutors, announced that the charge of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin would stand.would be dropped
According to the disclosure of recently discovered information, further examination was necessary in the related case.
Baldwin, a producer on the film, was indicted by a grand jury on January 19 of this year for involuntary manslaughter. The indictment was based on testimony from seven witnesses given to a grand jury in New Mexico.
Baldwin has been prohibited from drinking alcohol and is unable to travel outside of the United States unless granted written permission by the court, as stated in a conditional release order signed by the judge on Wednesday. He is also limited to communicating with potential witnesses only in regards to “business matters” related to the film “Rust.”
additional charge of second-degree murder.
The involuntary manslaughter charges initially brought against Gutierrez-Reed remained in place. In June of last year, prosecutors also added a second-degree murder charge.additional count
She is accused of committing fourth-degree tampering with evidence, and is scheduled for trial in the upcoming month.
According to a previous statement of probable cause, prosecutors claimed that Gutierrez-Reed gave the gun to assistant director David Halls without performing a required safety check after retrieving it from the prop truck on the afternoon of the shooting.
The prosecutors stated that Halls failed to ask for a safety check, in which Gutierrez-Reed would show Halls all the dummy rounds in the gun, before passing the weapon to Baldwin.
will plead guilty to stealing
In March 2023, David Halls will admit to theft as part of an agreement with prosecutors.pleaded guilty
The individual was convicted of mishandling a firearm and received a sentence of six months’ probation.
Production on the film resumed in early 2023 and wrapped up
During the month of May in that year.
— This report was contributed by Alex Sundby.
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Source: cbsnews.com