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Prosecutors have responded to Rust defendant Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s attempt to have her involuntary manslaughter charge dropped in the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, saying the indie Western’s armorer “has a history of reckless conduct that has resulted in loss of human life and it is in the public interest that she finally be held accountable.”
They also said in the filing last week that a decision on whether to recharge star Alec Baldwin, who was holding the gun when it discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza, could come by early August.
In the filing last week in response to Gutierrez-Reed’s motion for her criminal charge to be dismissed, New Mexico special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis argued she was “not being selectively prosecuted, saying witnesses will testify that Gutierrez-Reed was “drinking heavily and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the shooting of Rust,...
They also said in the filing last week that a decision on whether to recharge star Alec Baldwin, who was holding the gun when it discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza, could come by early August.
In the filing last week in response to Gutierrez-Reed’s motion for her criminal charge to be dismissed, New Mexico special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis argued she was “not being selectively prosecuted, saying witnesses will testify that Gutierrez-Reed was “drinking heavily and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the shooting of Rust,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Patrick Hipes and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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Updated with special prosecutor statement after Previous Exclusive: Despite a heady day of news about special prosecutors in New Mexico planning to drop criminal charges against Alec Baldwin for his role in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust in 2021, the actor and producer may still face charges.
The special prosecutors, Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis, released a statement late Thursday regarding the decision to drop his charges, saying they may be refiled after “further investigation.”
“Over the last few days and in preparation for the May 3, 2023, preliminary hearing, new facts were revealed that demand further investigation and forensic analysis in the case against Alexander “Alec” Rae Baldwin, III. Consequently, we cannot proceed under the current time constraints and on the facts and evidence turned over by law enforcement in its existing form. We therefore will be dismissing the involuntary manslaughter charges against Mr. Baldwin to conduct further investigation.
The special prosecutors, Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis, released a statement late Thursday regarding the decision to drop his charges, saying they may be refiled after “further investigation.”
“Over the last few days and in preparation for the May 3, 2023, preliminary hearing, new facts were revealed that demand further investigation and forensic analysis in the case against Alexander “Alec” Rae Baldwin, III. Consequently, we cannot proceed under the current time constraints and on the facts and evidence turned over by law enforcement in its existing form. We therefore will be dismissing the involuntary manslaughter charges against Mr. Baldwin to conduct further investigation.
- 4/21/2023
- by Dominic Patten and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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Almost two weeks after the Santa Fe District Attorney revealed that Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will face criminal claims over the October 2021 fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, charges against the duo will be formally filed tomorrow.
“The District Attorney and the special prosecutor are fully focused on securing justice for Halyna Hutchins,” said a spokesperson for First Judicial D.A. Mary Carmack-Altwies today. “The evidence and the facts speak for themselves,” Heather Brewer added, noting there will be no press conference or interviews at the time of the filing in the New Mexico courts.
After the long awaited January 19 announcement of the charges against the multiple Emmy winner and Gutierrez-Reed, and the plea deal struck by Rust first Assistant Director David Halls, the official placement of the paperwork in the Land of Enchantment court dockets will kick-off a process that will likely see Baldwin and the...
“The District Attorney and the special prosecutor are fully focused on securing justice for Halyna Hutchins,” said a spokesperson for First Judicial D.A. Mary Carmack-Altwies today. “The evidence and the facts speak for themselves,” Heather Brewer added, noting there will be no press conference or interviews at the time of the filing in the New Mexico courts.
After the long awaited January 19 announcement of the charges against the multiple Emmy winner and Gutierrez-Reed, and the plea deal struck by Rust first Assistant Director David Halls, the official placement of the paperwork in the Land of Enchantment court dockets will kick-off a process that will likely see Baldwin and the...
- 1/30/2023
- by Dominic Patten and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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The Rust crew member who’s in the spotlight over how live rounds ended up in a gun that Alec Baldwin fired on set last year, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, pummeled New Mexico police today for their investigation of the tragedy.
In what could be a pre-emptive move as the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office prepares to submit its long-awaited final report to the local Da, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed on Wednesday accused the cops of mishandling the matter almost from the jump. Sent out via her lawyer Jason Bowles a week after the FBI concluded the forensic study for the New Mexico police, Gutierrez-Reed said today:
The primary question in this case from the beginning has been where did the live rounds that ended upon the Rust set come from? As can be seen from the attached emails, the Sheriff’s office made a conscious decision not to pursue this...
In what could be a pre-emptive move as the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office prepares to submit its long-awaited final report to the local Da, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed on Wednesday accused the cops of mishandling the matter almost from the jump. Sent out via her lawyer Jason Bowles a week after the FBI concluded the forensic study for the New Mexico police, Gutierrez-Reed said today:
The primary question in this case from the beginning has been where did the live rounds that ended upon the Rust set come from? As can be seen from the attached emails, the Sheriff’s office made a conscious decision not to pursue this...
- 8/18/2022
- by Dominic Patten and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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Updated with Hutchins’ family lawyer statement: Long in the spotlight for Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last October, the film’s armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed is now declaring a degree of vindication after a vital safety report’s release Wednesday.
“After Osha’s very comprehensive safety investigation involving numerous interviews and review of documents, it has concluded that production willfully failed to follow national gun safety standards, which caused this tragedy,” Reed’s lawyer Jason Bowles told Deadline on Wednesday. “Osha found that Hannah Gutierrez Reed was not provided adequate time or resources to conduct her job effectively, despite her voiced concerns,” the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based attorney noted.
In the damning report, Rust Movie Productions LLC and its management were hit with a maximum $136,793 fine by the New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau for its “willful and serious” violation of workplace safety procedures during...
“After Osha’s very comprehensive safety investigation involving numerous interviews and review of documents, it has concluded that production willfully failed to follow national gun safety standards, which caused this tragedy,” Reed’s lawyer Jason Bowles told Deadline on Wednesday. “Osha found that Hannah Gutierrez Reed was not provided adequate time or resources to conduct her job effectively, despite her voiced concerns,” the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based attorney noted.
In the damning report, Rust Movie Productions LLC and its management were hit with a maximum $136,793 fine by the New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau for its “willful and serious” violation of workplace safety procedures during...
- 4/20/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
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The police investigation into what really went down on the set of Rust in October 2021 when Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is still ongoing, but today the armorer in the spotlight of the troubled indie Western has launched her own legal action against the man she says supplied the fatal ammunition.
“Defendants distributed and sold prop ammunition which presented as unreasonable
risk of injury, without warning of the risks that could have been avoided had the risks been disclosed,” says Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in a complaint filed today in New Mexico court against Rust armorer/mentor Seth Kenney and his Albuquerque-based Pdq Arm and Prop. company. “Defendants prepared dummy ammunition cartridge boxes from surplus ammunition stockpiles that comprised of both dummy and live ammunition,” the explosive 22-page suit from lawyers Jason Bowles and Todd J. Bullion adds (read it here).
“These false representations caused live rounds to be introduced on set,...
“Defendants distributed and sold prop ammunition which presented as unreasonable
risk of injury, without warning of the risks that could have been avoided had the risks been disclosed,” says Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in a complaint filed today in New Mexico court against Rust armorer/mentor Seth Kenney and his Albuquerque-based Pdq Arm and Prop. company. “Defendants prepared dummy ammunition cartridge boxes from surplus ammunition stockpiles that comprised of both dummy and live ammunition,” the explosive 22-page suit from lawyers Jason Bowles and Todd J. Bullion adds (read it here).
“These false representations caused live rounds to be introduced on set,...
- 1/12/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
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(Updated with statement from Baldwin’s lawyers) Almost two months after the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin on the New Mexico set of low budget Western, Santa Fe police want to look at the Emmy winner’s iPhone for more information.
“Affiant is requesting a warrant for the seizure and search of Alec Baldwins’ cell phone to search for any evidence relating to the death investigation of Halyna Hutchins,” said Sheriff’s Office Det. Alexandria Hancock in a search warrant approved by a judge today (read it here).
“Affiant believes there may be evidence on the phone, due to individuals using cellular phones during and/or after the commission of crime(s),” the affidavit goes on to say. “Such information, if it exists, may be material and relevant to this investigation. Affiant was also made aware there were several emails and text messages sent and...
“Affiant is requesting a warrant for the seizure and search of Alec Baldwins’ cell phone to search for any evidence relating to the death investigation of Halyna Hutchins,” said Sheriff’s Office Det. Alexandria Hancock in a search warrant approved by a judge today (read it here).
“Affiant believes there may be evidence on the phone, due to individuals using cellular phones during and/or after the commission of crime(s),” the affidavit goes on to say. “Such information, if it exists, may be material and relevant to this investigation. Affiant was also made aware there were several emails and text messages sent and...
- 12/16/2021
- by Dominic Patten and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Father Of ‘Rust’ Armorer Says Sabotage Might Be To Blame For Live Rounds In Gun Used By Alec Baldwin
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The father of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the Santa Fe set of the movie Rust, told ABC News that he believes that sabotage was to blame for the loaded gun on the set, leading to weapon discharging as Alec Baldwin was rehearsing a scene on Oct. 21.
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed and director Joe Souza was injured in the incident, but sheriff’s investigators are trying to determine why live ammunition was in the weapon Baldwin used.
Gutierrez-Reed’s father, Thell Reed, himself a veteran armorer in the industry, said that there was “a lot of motive there” for sabotage.
Jason Bowles, Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney, said, “Somebody wanted to cause a safety incident on set. Nobody wanted anybody to be killed. We have developed evidence of motive here. Why they wanted to do that. Why Hannah might have been a target and that has all gone to the sheriff.
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed and director Joe Souza was injured in the incident, but sheriff’s investigators are trying to determine why live ammunition was in the weapon Baldwin used.
Gutierrez-Reed’s father, Thell Reed, himself a veteran armorer in the industry, said that there was “a lot of motive there” for sabotage.
Jason Bowles, Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney, said, “Somebody wanted to cause a safety incident on set. Nobody wanted anybody to be killed. We have developed evidence of motive here. Why they wanted to do that. Why Hannah might have been a target and that has all gone to the sheriff.
- 12/7/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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Mere hours after the first of what is expected to be many lawsuits was filed over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin on the set of Rust last month, the main lawyers for one of the crew members at the center of the police investigation have turned up the volume on their sabotage theory.
“We are convinced that this was sabotage and Hannah is being framed,” said Jason Bowles today of his client Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.
Doubling down again on the theory first floated last week and disputed by First Judicial Da Mary Carmack-Altwies on Good Morning America today, the remarks come a day after the armorer sat down for another interview with the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office. “This morning we offered to share additional, critical information with the Sheriff’s Office and are awaiting their response on the sharing of information,” Bowles added. Gutierrez-Reed first...
“We are convinced that this was sabotage and Hannah is being framed,” said Jason Bowles today of his client Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.
Doubling down again on the theory first floated last week and disputed by First Judicial Da Mary Carmack-Altwies on Good Morning America today, the remarks come a day after the armorer sat down for another interview with the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office. “This morning we offered to share additional, critical information with the Sheriff’s Office and are awaiting their response on the sharing of information,” Bowles added. Gutierrez-Reed first...
- 11/10/2021
- by Dominic Patten and Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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Hours after a charged Today appearance by her lawyers postulating that the October 21 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin may have been the result of “sabotage,” Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed is now pouring fuel on the still theoretical fire.
“Never in a million years did Hannah think that live rounds could have been in the ‘dummy’ Round box,” said the latest statement from the crew member at the center of the deepening police probe of what went so terribly wrong on the $7 million budgeted Western. “Who put those in there and why is the central question,” added the comments released in Gutierrez Reed’s name through the office of criminal defense attorney Jason Bowles.
“Hannah did everything in her power to ensure a safe set. She inspected the rounds that she loaded into the firearms that day,” the second such statement from the armorer in as...
“Never in a million years did Hannah think that live rounds could have been in the ‘dummy’ Round box,” said the latest statement from the crew member at the center of the deepening police probe of what went so terribly wrong on the $7 million budgeted Western. “Who put those in there and why is the central question,” added the comments released in Gutierrez Reed’s name through the office of criminal defense attorney Jason Bowles.
“Hannah did everything in her power to ensure a safe set. She inspected the rounds that she loaded into the firearms that day,” the second such statement from the armorer in as...
- 11/4/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
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Updated with video, 7:55 Am: The attorneys for Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who is being investigated by the Santa Fe Sheriff’s department in the wake of Dp Halyna Hutchins’ death from a prop gun discharged by Alec Baldwin, told NBC’s Today this morning that they’re looking into whether a live bullet was placed in a box of dummy rounds with the intent of “sabotaging the set.”
“I believe that somebody who would do that would want to sabotage the set, want to prove a point, want to say that they’re disgruntled, they’re unhappy,” Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney Jason Bowles told Today. “And we know that people had walked off the set the day before.” He did not specifically naming the cameramen who quit the set over complaints about housing accommodations.
Bowles added, “I think you can’t rule anybody out at this point.”
“We know there...
“I believe that somebody who would do that would want to sabotage the set, want to prove a point, want to say that they’re disgruntled, they’re unhappy,” Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney Jason Bowles told Today. “And we know that people had walked off the set the day before.” He did not specifically naming the cameramen who quit the set over complaints about housing accommodations.
Bowles added, “I think you can’t rule anybody out at this point.”
“We know there...
- 11/3/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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Lawyering up with a former Assistant U.S. Attorney after being called out in public by Santa Fe’s sheriff, the Rust armorer at the center of the tragic accident that saw cinematographer Halyna Hutchins fatally shot has spoken out for the first time.
Disputing tales of after-hours target practice with weapons used for the film, Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez’s lawyers on Thursday also confirmed that two weapons were accidentally discharged on the troubled Bonanza Creek Ranch set of Rust before the accident October 21
“Safety is Hannah’s number on priority on set,” said attorneys Jason Bowles and Robert Gorence in a statement released late tonight. “Ultimately this set would never have been compromised if live ammo were not introduced. Hannah has no idea where the live rounds came from.”
“Hannah still, to this day, has never had an accidental discharge,” her lawyers claim in their statement tonight.
Pointing...
Disputing tales of after-hours target practice with weapons used for the film, Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez’s lawyers on Thursday also confirmed that two weapons were accidentally discharged on the troubled Bonanza Creek Ranch set of Rust before the accident October 21
“Safety is Hannah’s number on priority on set,” said attorneys Jason Bowles and Robert Gorence in a statement released late tonight. “Ultimately this set would never have been compromised if live ammo were not introduced. Hannah has no idea where the live rounds came from.”
“Hannah still, to this day, has never had an accidental discharge,” her lawyers claim in their statement tonight.
Pointing...
- 10/29/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
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Exclusive: A week after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin on the New Mexico set of Rust, two crew members at the center of the police probe have hired a pair of the state’s top criminal defense lawyers.
Veteran First Assistant Director David Halls has retained Albuquerque attorney and former Assistant D.A. Lisa Torraco. On only her second feature as an armorer, Hannah Gutierrez is now being represented by ex-Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Bowles, Deadline has learned.
No one has been arrested and no charges have been filed against Halls, Gutierrez or anyone else on the low-budget Western. However, as a third search warrant for the Bonanza Creek Ranch location where the shooting occurred October 21 was executed Tuesday, First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies’ press statement yesterday that “all options are on the table – no one has been ruled out” when it comes...
Veteran First Assistant Director David Halls has retained Albuquerque attorney and former Assistant D.A. Lisa Torraco. On only her second feature as an armorer, Hannah Gutierrez is now being represented by ex-Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Bowles, Deadline has learned.
No one has been arrested and no charges have been filed against Halls, Gutierrez or anyone else on the low-budget Western. However, as a third search warrant for the Bonanza Creek Ranch location where the shooting occurred October 21 was executed Tuesday, First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies’ press statement yesterday that “all options are on the table – no one has been ruled out” when it comes...
- 10/29/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
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