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| Alec Baldwin to be charged over deadly shooting on Rust film set |
| 2023-01-19 |
| Actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter over the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed on a film set when he fired a prop gun. Mr Baldwin had been rehearsing a scene for the Western film Rust when the shooting happened at a ranch near Sante Fe, New Mexico in October 2021. Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film's armourer, will also be charged with involuntary manslaughter. Neither have commented on the charges. On Thursday, Santa Fe's District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced in a statement that charges would be filed against them by the end of the month. "Actor and producer Alec Baldwin and armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter," the statement read. "After a thorough review of the evidence... I have determined that there is sufficient evidence." "On my watch, no one is above the law, and everyone deserves justice," she said. The pair face up to 18 months in jail and a $5,000 (£4,040) fine if convicted. They will be tried by a jury, prosecutors said. Film director Joel Souza was also wounded in the shooting, but prosecutors said no charges would be filed in connection with that. After the shooting, Mr Baldwin said the gun had misfired. He added that he did not pull the trigger on the gun and he was not aware that it was loaded. "I don't know what happened on that set. I don't know how that bullet arrived in that gun. I don't know," he said in December 2021. In October 2022, Mr Baldwin and the film's production company reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount with the family of Ms Hutchins. It came after the cinematographer's husband, Matthew, filed a wrongful death lawsuit which alleged violations of industry standards. "All of us believe Halyna's death was a terrible accident," Mr Hutchins said in a statement at the time. "I have no interest in engaging in recriminations or attribution of blame." Production of the film had been scheduled to resume this year, with Mr Hutchins on board as executive producer. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #6 ...as the above common legal definition does not apply to the actual event. -Mad Eye 1) An unlawful killing that was unintentionally caused as the result of wanton or reckless conduct that a defendant engaged in; Alec Baldwin chose to 1) Use a functional gun instead of a solid nylon movie prop weapon or other facsimile; 2) Did not check to see that the weapon was unloaded before aiming at a human being; and 3) Baldwin pulled the trigger. Q.E.D. Baldwin had multiple failures of judgment leading to an "unintended death". |
| Posted by: magpie 2023-01-19 23:09 |
| #5 Well, what of 'after the fact' actions wherein he/they sold properties to change his residency for leniency? Post meditated? Alec Baldwin lists longtime Hamptons home months after upstate sale Alec Baldwin buys massive $1.75M Vermont farm, leaves NYC months after fatal ‘Rust’ shooting |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-01-19 22:12 |
| #4 Involuntary Manslaughter is defined as: 1) An unlawful killing that was unintentionally caused as the result of wanton or reckless conduct that a defendant engaged in; or 2) An unlawful killing that resulted during the commission of a dangerous battery by a defendant. (Massachusetts State Law.)/em> State by state the statute probably differs and Baldwin is another Hollywood liberal dirt bag but the charge may not stick as far as the above common legal definition does not apply to the actual event. |
| Posted by: Mad Eye Omeretch7959 2023-01-19 18:26 |
| #3 Seems like the appropriate charge. At some point stupidity is not a defense. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2023-01-19 13:57 |
| #2 I agree he probably did not know the pistol was loaded, however he should have checked to make certain. His claim that he didn't pull the trigger is bogus. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2023-01-19 12:24 |
| #1 Let's see the scales of justice nudge this big turd right into the nick. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-01-19 12:23 |