18 Months Prison Sentence for the Weapons Manager of the Movie Rust

An unfortunate incident occurred during shooting on the set of the movie Rust in 2021, and actor Alec Baldwin injured cinematographer Halyna Hutchins when he fired the gun he thought was blank. Although the unfortunate woman was immediately taken to the hospital by helicopter, she died. The first decision on the issue was made by the US courts.

The 26-year-old who was in charge of the weapons on set Hannah Gutierrez-Reedwas sentenced to the maximum penalty and 18 months in prison for the crime of “unintentional murder”. However, he was acquitted of the charge of tampering with evidence. Prosecutors accused Gutierrez-Reed of not knowing whether the gun was loaded with blanks.

Gutierrez-Reed isn’t the only culprit, according to Hutchins’ family

Prosecutor Kari T Morissey, in his closing speech of the case, said that a person lost his life due to security mistakes, and that Gutierrez-reed caused a death by acting “negligently, carelessly and thoughtlessly”. On the other hand, this decision did not satisfy Hutchins’ family. Hutchins familywants everyone who is guilty to be punished.

Baldwin, 65, will be tried for involuntary manslaughter in July. The producers of the film were accused of taking steps that would jeopardize job security. It is not known exactly how the real bullets arrived on the set, but Gutierrez-Reed It is thought that they were brought by. On the other hand, the one who handed the gun to Baldwin director’s assistant While he said that he was not aware that there were real bullets in the gun, it is known that he bought the gun from the set weapons officer.