JUST IN: A charge for gun enhancement, a crime that would have carried a five-year sentence if convicted, has been dropped against actor Alec Baldwin in the deadly shooting on the set of 'Rust' in 2021.
SANTA FE, NM — The Santa Fe District Attorney's Office announced it is dropping the gun enhancement charge -- a crime that would have carried a five-year sentence if convicted -- against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of"Rust" in October 2021.The charge was also dropped against armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who faces the same involuntary manslaughter charge as Baldwin.
"In order to avoid further litigious distractions by Mr. Baldwin and his attorneys, the District Attorney and the special prosecutor have removed the firearm enhancement to the involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the 'Rust' film set," Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said in a statement."The prosecution's priority is securing justice, not securing billable hours for big-city attorneys."This is a developing story.
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