SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The weapons supervisor responsible for fatally shooting Alec Baldwin's cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “The Last” faces a separate criminal charge Monday for bringing a gun into a licensed liquor establishment. pled guilty.
Film armor maker Hannah Gutierrez Reed agreed to change her plea to guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence of 18 months with supervised probation.
Judge T. Glenn Ellington allows Gutierrez-Reed to begin probation while serving an 18-month sentence in a New Mexico state prison for manslaughter in the shooting death of cinematographer Halina Hutchins. Approved the agreement.
In the “Lust” case, prosecutors accused Gutierrez-Reid of unknowingly bringing live ammunition onto a movie set and failing to follow basic gun safety regulations.
Gutierrez-Reed limped into a Santa Fe courtroom Monday wearing handcuffs and ankle shackles, wearing a beige jumpsuit, changing his plea to guilty and waiving his right to a trial.
“I would like to apologize to the court and thank you for today's verdict,” she said.
The case stems from evidence that Gutierrez-Reed brought a gun to a bar in downtown Santa Fe, where firearms are prohibited, weeks before filming for The Last began in October 2021.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said Gutierrez-Reed photographed himself with a handgun in the bar's bathroom, and when authorities searched the armorer's cellphone during the “Lust” investigation. In a video obtained by the police, he said he explained how he managed to sneak in the prohibited firearm.
Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty in March of manslaughter in the shooting death of Hutchins. She has an appeal against her conviction pending in the High Court.
Baldwin, lead actor and co-producer of “The Last,” was pointing a gun at Hutchins during rehearsals for the film when his revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
In July, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the manslaughter charge against Baldwin midway through his trial on the basis that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense. Morrissey then asked the judge to reconsider.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Gutierrez-Reed is prohibited from possessing firearms, consuming alcohol or drugs while on probation, and must pay $180 to submit a DNA sample to a criminal database and complete an addiction treatment program. must pay a fee.
Defense attorney Jason Bowles said the agreement allows Gutierrez-Reed to be released from prison as early as June 2025 to complete his probation in Arizona without receiving any further felony convictions. He said he could be released.
Before Gutierrez-Reed was taken away, she blew a kiss to the courtroom gallery where her mother, Stacey Reed, was sitting.
Reed said she is grateful that her daughter will be able to begin meeting new parole requirements before she is released from prison.
“She hasn't been properly shaken from the beginning,” said Reed, who traveled from Arizona for the hearing.
