A week before the first court hearing in the Rust criminal case against Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed for the fatal October 2021 shooting of Halyna Hutchins, the Santa Fe District Attorney has added a particularly poignant individual to their witness list.
In a fourth amended state’s witness list for preliminary hearing filed yesterday in New Mexico, D.A. Mary Carmack-Altwies now has Matthew Hutchins on the 46 named persons roll (read it here).
The insertion of the slain cinematographer’s husband potentially providing information for the DA in the case and forthcoming trial could be an inflection moment for the tragic matter.
With Baldwin and Reed charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter and presently facing up to five years behind bars if found guilty, the initial hearing in the Rust case is scheduled for February 24.
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