Alec Baldwin will face manslaughter charges over the ‘Rust’ recordings.

In October 2021 at accident that occurred during the recording of the film ‘Rust’ put actor Alec Baldwin in the media’s sights after he fired a gun the impact of which cost the life of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer, and it has finally been revealed that, after many scandals over the case, the actor will have to face manslaughter charges.

Mary Carmack-Altwies, the first prosecutor of the judicial district of Santa Fe, released a statement on social networks confirming that Alec Baldwin to face murder charges involuntary, however it will not be the only one since the gunsmith, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, will also be accused in the same way.

On the other hand, Dave Halls, the film’s first assistant director, was also named in that official statement, however he decided to plead guilty to the charge of “negligent use of a deadly weapon”, for which he will serve a 6-year sentence. months of probation and no jail time.

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Andrea Reeb, the special prosecutor assigned to the ‘Rust’ case, said that “The evidence clearly shows a pattern of criminal disregard for safety on the ‘Rust’ set” and concluded by stating that “If any of these three people, Alec Baldwin , Hannah Gutierrez Reed or David Halls, if she had done her job, Halyna Hutchins would be alive today.”

In various statements, Alec Baldwin assures that when he was given the weapon it was “cold”, in reference to the fact that it contained cartridges with propeller, while on the other hand he also confessed that he never pressed the trigger of the weapon, clarifying that he is not guilty of the unfortunate fact of taking the life of a woman.

What happened to Alec Baldwin’s shooting?

The case of the film ‘Rust’ has aroused controversy on several occasions thanks to the statements of the actor Alec Baldwin that end up being contradicted by the official investigations, such as when he said that the weapon was “cold”, when in reality he verified that it had a real bullet, or even when he said he never pulled the trigger, but the FBI medical examiner announced that the gun functioned normally.

Alec Baldwin’s lawyers tried to bail their client out, claiming that prior to the incident there were several perpetrators who did their job poorly before the gun got into the actor’s hands, however at the end of the story He was the one who held the weapon when the detonation was made that ended up taking the life of Halyna Hutchins and for which she now faces manslaughter charges.