The actor is scheduled to go on trial in July for involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Baldwin therefore remains scheduled to go on trial in July for involuntary manslaughter. Nearly three years ago, during a rehearsal for a scene in the Western movie on a ranch outside Santa Fe, Baldwin was holding the prop gun that had been loaded with live ammunition. The Colt .45 revolver went off, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
Baldwin, who was also a producer for the film, pleaded not guilty, and has maintained he was not responsible for Hutchins’ death. Shortly after the shooting, he he had “no idea” how a live bullet got onto the set of his film, but that he “didn’t pull the trigger.”
In March, a jury found the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, guilty of involuntary manslaughter and negligent use of a firearm. She’s now serving an 18-month prison sentence.
The New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau issued a citation against Rust Movie Productions and fined them for failures that led to Hutchins’ “avoidable death.”The criminal case against Alec Baldwin
In April of 2023, the charges against Baldwin were dropped as two new special prosecutors were assigned. In October, they presented their case to a grand jury to determine whether he should be criminally charged. By January, the jury agreed to indict him.
