The actor had been accused of negligently pulling the trigger, causing Hutchins’ death.
Alec Baldwin could face legal problems again because the District Attorney’s Office of the American city of Santa Fe announced in the last few hours that it will convene a grand jury to consider whether to once again file a charge of involuntary manslaughter against the actor for the death of the director photography Halyna Hutchins during the filming of “Rust”.
Prosecutors reportedly decided to send the case back to the grand jury after requiring further analysis of the murder weapon Baldwin fired during filming because They claim that the accused contradicts himself when he claims that he never pulled the triggerreported the TMZ portal.
Baldwin’s lawyers, Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, told the media that it is “unfortunate that a terrible tragedy has turned into this wrong prosecution,” although they confirmed that they will make the appropriate responses “to any charge” before “the court.”
The actor had been accused of negligently pulling the trigger, causing Hutchins’ death, but his lawyers provided an analysis that raised doubts that the gun was functioning properly at the time and, faced with the FBI’s analysis, prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis dropped the involuntary manslaughter charges in April.
What Alec Baldwin said about Halyna Hutchins’ death
The actor has denied pulling the trigger in several interviews. “I feel like someone is responsible for what happened and I can’t say who it is, but I know it’s not me,” Baldwin told ABC News in December 2021.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film’s gunsmith, was charged in January with tampering with evidence and two counts of involuntary manslaughter. She pleaded not guilty.
Gutirrez-Reed’s trial is scheduled for February 21, 2024.
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