Baldwin had been charged along with the film's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, with involuntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter in the commission of a lawful act stemming from the shooting.
LOS ANGELES - Criminal charges against actor Alec Baldwin stemming from the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the film"Rust" have been dropped, the actor's attorneys said Thursday.
"We are pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against Alec Baldwin and we encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances of this tragic accident," they said in the statement obtained by ABC and TMZ. A short time later, a special prosecutor who had been brought in to handle the case stepped down, following a challenge by Baldwin's attorneys questioning her ability to serve both as a prosecutor and a state legislator in New Mexico.
Nikas said previously Baldwin bore no responsibility in the shooting, saying he was assured the gun contained no live ammunition, and he"relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds." "Hannah pleaded to provide more firearms training," they said."She was denied and brushed aside. Hannah asked to be able to perform her armorer duties more for safety reasons. She was told by production to focus on props.
Halls pleaded no contest to a charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon in exchange for a suspended sentence and six months probation.
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