Gun supervisor for 바카라 게임 웹사이트Rust바카라 게임 웹사이트 movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set
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Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March by a jury on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and has been held for more than a month at a county jail on the outskirts of Santa Fe.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer for 바카라 게임 웹사이트Rust,바카라 게임 웹사이트 was pointing a gun at Hutchins when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins. He is scheduled for trial in July at a courthouse in Santa Fe.
The sentence against Gutierrez-Reed was delivered by New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Summer who is overseeing proceedings against Baldwin.
Prosecutors blamed Gutierrez-Reed for unwittingly bringing live ammunition onto the set of 바카라 게임 웹사이트Rust바카라 게임 웹사이트 where it was expressly prohibited and for failing to follow basic gun safety protocols. After a two-week trial, the jury deliberated for about three hours in reaching its verdict.
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Video below: Jury member speaks following 'Rust' armorer verdict
Friends and family, including Souza, told the court they were seeking justice for what had happened to the cinematographer. They said she was 바카라 게임 웹사이트a bright beam of light,바카라 게임 웹사이트 describing her as courageous, tenacious and compassionate.
Los Angeles-based attorney Gloria Allred read a statement by Hutchins바카라 게임 웹사이트 mother, Olga Solovey, who said her life had been split in two and that time didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t heal, rather it only prolonged her pain and suffering. A video of a tearful Solovey, who lives in Ukraine, also was played for the court.
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Defense attorneys for Gutierrez-Reed requested leniency in sentencing 바카라 게임 웹사이트 including a possible conditional discharge that would avoid further jail time and leave an adjudication of guilt off her record if certain conditions are met.
Gutierrez-Reed was acquitted at trial of allegations she tampered with evidence in the 바카라 게임 웹사이트Rust바카라 게임 웹사이트 investigation. She also has pleaded not guilty to a separate felony charge that she allegedly carried a gun into a bar in Santa Fe where firearms are prohibited.
Video below: Prosecutors respond to motion asking to dismiss Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' charges
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They say the 26-year-old will forever be affected negatively by intense publicity associated with her prosecution in parallel with an A-list actor, and has suffered from anxiety, fear and depression as a result.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey urged the judge to impose the maximum prison sentence and designate Gutierrez-Reed as a 바카라 게임 웹사이트serious violent offender바카라 게임 웹사이트 to limit her eligibility for a sentence reduction later, describing the defendant바카라 게임 웹사이트s behavior on the set of 바카라 게임 웹사이트Rust바카라 게임 웹사이트 as exceptionally reckless.
Morrissey told the judge Monday that she reviewed nearly 200 phone calls that Gutierrez-Reed had made from jail over the last month. She said she was hoping there would be a moment when the defendant would take responsibility for what happened or express genuine remorse.
바카라 게임 웹사이트That moment has never come,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Morrissey said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Ms. Gutierrez continues to refuse to accept responsibility for her role in the death of Halyna Hutchins.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트Rust바카라 게임 웹사이트 assistant director and safety coordinator Dave Halls last year pleaded no contest to negligent handling of a firearm and completed a sentence of six months unsupervised probation. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Rust바카라 게임 웹사이트 props master Sarah Zachry, who shared some responsibilities over firearms on the set of 바카라 게임 웹사이트Rust,바카라 게임 웹사이트 signed an agreement with prosecutors to avoid prosecution in return with her cooperation.
Written testimonials in favor of leniency included letters from Gutierrez-Reed바카라 게임 웹사이트s childhood friend and romantic partner Sean Kridelbaugh, who said Gutierrez-Reed cries constantly out of remorse in the shooting and that further incarceration would interfere with efforts to care for a relative with cancer. Other friends and former colleagues urged the judge to emphasize rehabilitation over punishment in the sentencing.
The pending firearms charge against Gutierrez-Reed stems from an incident at a bar in downtown Santa Fe, days before she was hired to work as the armorer on 바카라 게임 웹사이트Rust.바카라 게임 웹사이트 Prosecutors says investigations into the fatal shooting led to discovery of a selfie video in which Gutierrez-Reed filmed herself carrying a firearm into the bar, while defense attorneys allege vindictive prosecution.