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‘Rust’ armorer having hard time in jail after guilty verdict: attorney

The young armorer from the doomed Alec Baldwin film The Last is struggling in prison as she awaits sentencing for manslaughter in the 2021 killing of Halina Hutchins, according to her lawyer. It is said that there is

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 26, was found guilty Wednesday of manslaughter in the shooting death of Hutchins and is being held in a New Mexico jail, attorney Jason Bowles said. he told TMZ on Saturday.

A photo of Hannah Gutierrez-Reid, who was found guilty of manslaughter in the “Lust” shooting trial. Her lawyer said she was having a difficult time in her prison. Santa Fe County Corrections/MEGA

She was in charge of the gun used in the Western movie when Baldwin shot Hutchins with a prop gun that was unknowingly loaded with live ammunition during rehearsals for the movie, which was being filmed on a ranch outside Santa Fe, New Mexico. .

Hannah Gutierrez Reed looks on as her mother is taken into custody after being sentenced during trial on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. via Reuters

After three hours of deliberation, the jury found Gutierrez-Reed guilty, finding that she was ultimately responsible for the live rounds on set.

During the trial, prosecutors said she repeatedly ignored gun safety regulations that could detect live ammunition, which she allegedly brought to the movie without her knowledge.

Bowles said he plans to appeal Hanna’s conviction and seek to have the verdict and sentence overturned.

Her lawyers said in court that she was overworked on the production and that filming was not her fault.

Film director Hayleyna Hutchins, who was filmed here in 2018, was killed on the set of the 2021 film The Last when Alec Baldwin fired a gun that turned out to be loaded with live ammunition. did. Getty Images for AMC Networks

They were all shocked by the conviction, he added.

Gutierrez-Reed could be sentenced to up to 18 months in prison.

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