SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge has ruled against a film armorer convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of Alec Baldwin’s cinematographer on the set of the western movie “The Last.” is scheduled to be sentenced next month, court records showed Wednesday.
Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reid was found guilty by a jury last week A shooting incident occurred during a rehearsal in the suburbs of Santa Fe, New Mexico in October 2021. Baldwin was indicted by a grand jury in January and pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. Comes with trial set for July.
Santa Fe-based Judge Mary Marlow Sommer set aside two hours for Gutierrez-Reed’s sentencing hearing on the morning of April 15. Marlow Sommer is also tasked with overseeing Baldwin’s trial.
Manslaughter is a felony punishable by up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine. Gutierrez-Reed is being held at the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Facility awaiting sentencing.
Defense attorney Jason Bowles indicated last week that Gutierrez-Reed plans to appeal the conviction.
Baldwin was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halina Hutchins when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin claimed the gun’s hammer was pulled, but he did not pull the trigger.
During the two-week trial, prosecutors accused Gutierrez-Reed of unknowingly bringing live ammunition onto the set of “The Last,” which was explicitly prohibited. She also said she failed to follow basic gun safety regulations.
Last year, Lust’s assistant director and safety coordinator Dave Halls was sentenced to six months’ probation without supervision after pleading no contest to negligent handling of a firearm.
