It turns out Alec Baldwin could be facing charges in the case of the Rust shooting after all. As we previously reported, the 64-year-old actor was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Prosecutors later dropped the firearms enhancement against him after his lawyers successfully argued he wasn’t “brandishing” the weapon — as in using it to scare.
Good thing as that enhancement would have given him a mandatory five years in prison! But Alec was still facing around 18 months for the manslaughter charge, to which he pleaded not guilty.
However, a couple months later the charges were dropped altogether, and it seemed he was in the clear. Related: Melissa Joan Hart Recounts Helping Kids Escape Nashville School Shooting But the state of New Mexico isn’t done just yet, it would seem.
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