‘Rust’ assistant director pleads guilty to misdemeanor gun charge in movie set shooting case
David Halls, who was the first assistant director on "Rust," pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge.
Halls must testify at future "Rust" hearings and trials, set to start in early May. Star Alec Baldwin and the movie's original armorer are charged with manslaughter. The plea makes Halls the first person held criminally accountable in Hutchins' death. Actor Alec Baldwin and the independent movie's original armorer, Hanna Gutierrez-Reed, are both charged with manslaughter over Hutchins' death.The New Mexico judge overseeing the "Rust" case sentenced Halls to six months of unsupervised probation, a $500 fine and 24 hours of community service.
To date, "Rust" proceedings have been routinely disrupted by complications concerning the appointment of the case's previous special prosecutor.
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