Involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin have been downgraded by a New Mexico district attorney, significantly reducing the amount of time the Hollywood A-lister is facing in prison if found guilty.
Baldwin had initially been charged with involuntary manslaughter for holding the gun that discharged on the set of the movie Rust, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. The shooting took place during a rehearsal for the movie being filmed on the outskirts of Santa Fe.Baldwin's team of attorneys argued that the Santa Fe County district attorney had illegally charged him under a firearms law that was not in place in October 2021, the time of the shooting.
"In order to avoid further litigious distractions by Mr. Baldwin and his attorneys, the District Attorney and the special prosecutor have removed the firearm enhancement to the involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Halyna Hutchins," Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said in a written statement."The prosecution's priority is securing justice, not securing billable hours for big-city attorneys.
A similar charge was dropped against Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was also charged with involuntary manslaughter in Hutchins's death.Separately, Hutchins's widower, Matthew Hutchins, filed a civil suit against Baldwin. An undisclosed settlement between Hutchins, Baldwin, and the other producers of the film was reached. The Associated Press reported that part of the settlement allows Hutchins to get a producer credit in the movie should filming ever resume.
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