- A New Mexico judge has upheld the manslaughter conviction of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reid in connection with Alec Baldwin's fatal shooting of cinematographer Halina Hutchins on the set of the movie “The Last.”
- Gutierrez-Reed asked the court to dismiss the conviction or order a new trial, alleging misconduct and destruction of evidence by law enforcement.
- She was found guilty by a jury in March and sentenced to up to 18 months in prison.
A New Mexico judge on Monday upheld the manslaughter conviction of a movie armorer in the shooting death of Alec Baldwin's cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “The Last.”
Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed alleges misconduct and destruction of evidence by law enforcement to dismiss involuntary manslaughter conviction or call new trial in shooting death asked the court.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled against Baldwin in July based on police and prosecutor misconduct and withholding evidence from the defense in the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halina Hutchins on a set outside Santa Fe. His trial was suspended and terminated.
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Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty in March by a jury in a trial overseen by Marlow Sommer, who later sentenced him to up to 18 months in prison. Gutierrez-Reed already has an appeal pending in Superior Court against his manslaughter conviction.
Alec Baldwin attends Roundabout Gala 2023 at Ziegfeld Ballroom on March 6, 2023 in New York City. A New Mexico judge on Monday upheld the manslaughter conviction of a film equipment worker in the shooting death of Baldwin's cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “The Last.” (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
Prosecutors accused Gutierrez-Reed of unknowingly bringing live ammunition onto the set of “The Last” and failing to follow basic gun safety procedures.
Gutierrez-Reed's attorney argued that her case should be reconsidered because prosecutors did not share potentially exculpatory evidence.
Hannah Gutierrez Reed (center), attorney Jason Bowles (left), and paralegal Carmela Cisneros (right) appear in state district court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on April 15, 2024. Preparing for sentencing hearing. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal, Associated Press, Pool, via File)
She was acquitted of charges of tampering with evidence during the “Lust” investigation. Gutierrez-Reed also pleaded not guilty to another felony charge for allegedly bringing a gun into a bar in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where firearms are prohibited. The proposed plea agreement awaits court review.
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Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer of “The Last,” was pointing a gun at Hutchins during rehearsals on a film set outside Santa Fe in October 2021 when his revolver went off, killing Hutchins and directing Joel Souza. I was injured.
