Gun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set

A film weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in jail within the deadly capturing of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western movie “Rust,” at a sentencing listening to Monday in a New Mexico state courtroom.

Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March by a jury on a cost of involuntary manslaughter within the loss of life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and has been held for greater than a month at a county jail on the outskirts of Santa Fe.

Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer for “Rust,” was pointing a gun at Hutchins when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.

Baldwin has pleaded not responsible to a cost of involuntary manslaughter within the capturing loss of life of Halyna Hutchins. He is scheduled for trial in July at a courthouse in Santa Fe.

The sentence towards Gutierrez-Reed was delivered by New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Summer who’s overseeing proceedings towards Baldwin.

Prosecutors blamed Gutierrez-Reed for unwittingly bringing reside ammunition onto the set of “Rust” the place it was expressly prohibited and for failing to observe primary gun security protocols. After a two-week trial, the jury deliberated for about three hours in reaching its verdict.

Gutierrez-Reed teared up Monday as Hutchins’ agent, Craig Mizrahi, spoke in regards to the cinematographer’s creativity and described her as a rising star in Hollywood. He stated it was a sequence of occasions that led to Hutchins’ loss of life and that had the armorer been doing her job, that chain would have been damaged.

Friends and household, together with Souza, informed the courtroom they have been in search of justice for what had occurred to the cinematographer. They stated she was “a bright beam of light,” describing her as brave, tenacious and compassionate.

Los Angeles-based legal professional Gloria Allred learn a press release by Hutchins’ mom, Olga Solovey, who stated her life had been cut up in two and that point didn’t heal, slightly it solely extended her ache and struggling. A video of a tearful Solovey, who lives in Ukraine, additionally was performed for the courtroom.

“It’s the hardest thing to lose a child. There’s no words to describe,” Solovey stated in her native language.

Defense attorneys for Gutierrez-Reed requested leniency in sentencing — together with a attainable conditional discharge that will keep away from additional jail time and go away an adjudication of guilt off her report if sure situations are met.

Gutierrez-Reed was acquitted at trial of allegations she tampered with proof within the “Rust” investigation. She additionally has pleaded not responsible to a separate felony cost that she allegedly carried a gun right into a bar in Santa Fe the place firearms are prohibited.

Defense attorneys have highlighted Gutierrez-Reed’s comparatively younger age “and the devastating effect a felony will have on her life going forward.”

They say the 26-year-old will ceaselessly be affected negatively by intense publicity related together with her prosecution in parallel with an A-list actor, and has suffered from nervousness, concern and despair consequently.

Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey urged the decide to impose the utmost jail sentence and designate Gutierrez-Reed as a “serious violent offender” to restrict her eligibility for a sentence discount later, describing the defendant’s habits on the set of “Rust” as exceptionally reckless.

Morrissey informed the decide Monday that she reviewed almost 200 telephone calls that Gutierrez-Reed had made out of jail over the past month. She stated she hoped there could be a second when the defendant would take duty for what occurred or categorical real regret.

“That moment has never come,” Morrissey stated. “Ms. Gutierrez continues to refuse to accept responsibility for her role in the death of Halyna Hutchins.”

“Rust” assistant director and security coordinator Dave Halls final 12 months pleaded no contest to negligent dealing with of a firearm and accomplished a sentence of six months unsupervised probation. “Rust” props grasp Sarah Zachry, who shared some tasks over firearms on the set of “Rust,” signed an settlement with prosecutors to keep away from prosecution in return together with her cooperation.

Written testimonials in favor of leniency included letters from Gutierrez-Reed’s childhood buddy and romantic companion Sean Kridelbaugh, who stated Gutierrez-Reed cries consistently out of regret within the capturing and that additional incarceration would intervene with efforts to look after a relative with most cancers. Other associates and former colleagues urged the decide to emphasise rehabilitation over punishment within the sentencing.

The pending firearms cost towards Gutierrez-Reed stems from an incident at a bar in downtown Santa Fe, days earlier than she was employed to work because the armorer on “Rust.” Prosecutors says investigations into the deadly capturing led to discovery of a selfie video wherein Gutierrez-Reed filmed herself carrying a firearm into the bar, whereas protection attorneys allege vindictive prosecution.