The prosecutors in the 'Rust' case have downgraded charges against Alec Baldwin.
According to IndieWire, Baldwin’s team filed a motion to remove the firearm enhancement charges from the case in early February. New Mexico’s firearm enhancement law did not go into effect until May 2022, roughly seven months following the October 2021 shooting. Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film’s armorer, now face charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins.
Hutchins’ widower, Matt Hutchins, has spoken about the pain and frustration he and the couple’s son have experienced since Halyna’s tragic death. “The idea that the person holding the gun causing it to discharge is not responsible, is absurd to me,”host Hoda Kotb. “But gun safety was not the only problem on that set. There were a number of industry standards that were not practiced and there’s multiple responsible parties.
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