Armor from Alec Baldwin's Rust shooting scandal gets early jail release
In October 2021, while filming the Western movie Rust in New Mexico, Baldwin was holding a prop revolver that went off and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Baldwin, who denied pulling the trigger, faced a charge of involuntary manslaughter but this was ultimately dismissed by the judge.
Latest update: Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has been released from jail after being sentenced to 18 months in prison after the death of Halyna Hutchins
However the armorer on the set, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to the maximum 18 months in prison which begun last March.
Now, 14 months into her time behind bars, she has been released early for good behavior after she completed a drug program in custody, sources told TMZ.
Although she is no longer in jail, she will reportedly be on parole for a year in Bullhead, Arizona and is barred from owning weapons.
Additionally, she is required to undergo a mental health review and comply with all of the recommendations made following the assessment.
Gutierrez-Reed is also not allowed to contact any of Hutchins' family.
The armorer was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after a jury determined that she was reckless in her on-set handling of the ammunition.
The gun that Baldwin fired was supposed to be loaded with blanks rather than the real bullets that were fatally fired.
Rust had its world premiere at a film festival in Poland last September before opening in the United States earlier this month to a polarized critical response.
Meanwhile, this January, Baldwin filed a civil lawsuit, accusing several people in the Santa Fe, New Mexico District Attorney's office of malicious prosecution and civil rights violations after he was charged over the shooting.
Baldwin claimed he pulled back the hammer of the revolver, not the trigger, but the gun fired anyway.
Director Joel Souza was also injured in the incident.
In the court filing, Baldwin and his legal team accused prosecutors of trying to 'scapegoat Baldwin for the acts and omissions of others, regardless of the evidence or the law,' according to the Associate Press.
Baldwin's legal team also accused prosecutors and investigators of targeting the star for professional or political gain.
The actor is seeking unspecified punitive damages, compensatory damages, attorneys' fees, and interest.
The case against Baldwin was dismissed in 2024 after it was discovered the prosecution had withheld evidence in the case, and did not share information about or access to live ammunition brought in by a retired police officer who said it could be related to the killing.
The ammunition was filed under a separate case number and Baldwin's legal team was not notified.
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