2024-02-01 05:14:22
The actor Alec Baldwin pleaded not guilty to the charge of homicide involuntary which weighs once morest him for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the filming of ‘Rust‘ in October 2021, according to US media.
The American interpreter made his statement in a document judicial filed before a court in the First Judicial District of Santa Fe (New Mexico, USA), thus waiving his arraignment, which was scheduled to take place virtually on Thursday.
Baldwin was not arrested and among the conditions of his release The actor is prohibited from possessing firearms and leaving the country. In turn, he was ordered to have limited contact with witnesses involved in the production of ‘Rust’, with whom he is prohibited from discussing the incident.
Halyna Hutchins’ family sues Alec Baldwin for negligence. Photo by EFE
If convicted in this case, the actor would face a sentence of up to 18 months in prison. Baldwin He has maintained in court that he never pressed the trigger of the prop revolver he was holding, but that it detonated due to a mechanical failure.
The interpreter had been acquitted of charges of homicide involuntary in April of last year.
However, in October, the prosecutors Special investigators in the case announced that they were going to ask a grand jury to consider whether he should be criminally charged once more for what happened.
Precisely at the beginning of October, a judge from New Mexico He had already ordered the film’s producers to hand over documents to prosecutors that might potentially show that Baldwin – the film’s star and producer – would make greater profits if he delivered the project on time and under budget.
Halyna Hutchins. Photo by EFE
The case focuses on finding out how a real bullet appeared in the drum of the pistol of props that Baldwin was wielding during a rehearsal and that ended up fatally impacting Hutchins on October 20, 2021 in Santa Fe.
The person in charge of the security protocol during the recording, Hannah Gutierrez-Reedis also accused of involuntary manslaughter, while the assistant director David Hallscharged with delivering the gun to Baldwin, accepted a misdemeanor charge in a plea deal with the Prosecutor’s Office.
With information from EFE
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