Negligence or Scapegoating? Trial of ‘Rust’ Armorer Begins in Fatal Shooting by Alec Baldwin
-Prosecutors said Gutierrez-Reed unwittingly brought live ammunition onto a film set and the armorer missed multiple opportunities to ensure safety, eventually loading a live round into the gun that killed Halyna Hutchins.
-Defense attorneys say Ms. Gutierrez-Reed is not to blame and is being smeared and unfairly scapegoated. Jason Bowles told jurors that his client had to perform two jobs on “Rust” while being rushed-and that her requests for more resources went unanswered by her manager.
-Reed faces up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine if convicted of involuntary manslaughter. The evidence tampering charge stems from accusations she handed a small bag of possible narcotics to another crew member after the shooting to avoid detection by law enforcement.and an additional 18 months for a separate firearms possession charge the DA added in November. The charge - unlawful possession of a firearm while inside a licensed liquor establishment - is based on a photograph of a gun on Gutierrez-Reed’s cellphone that prosecutors say she took in the bathroom of a Santa Fe bar three weeks before the shooting.
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