Alec Baldwin Set To Face New Involuntary Manslaughter Charges, ‘Rust’ Prosecutors Say
deadline.comJust over six months after criminal charges were dropped against Alec Baldwin for the 2021 killing of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, new involuntary manslaughter claims could be put before a grand jury in a matter of weeks. “After extensive investigation over the past several months, additional facts have come to light that we believe show Mr.
Baldwin has criminal culpability in the death of Halyna Hutchins and the shooting of Joel Souza,” said Special Prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis today of the tragedy on the New Mexico set of the Indie Western on October 21 two years ago. “We believe the appropriate course of action is to permit a panel of New Mexico citizens to determine from here whether Mr.
Baldwin should be held over for criminal trial,” the duo added Tuesday. While a blow to Baldwin, who has always insisted he never pulled the trigger on the gun that killed Hutchins and injured Rust director Joel Souza, the possibility of refiled charges was never har from a reality.
Though Baldwin saw criminal charges against him in the death of Hutchins dropped in April, the newly minted special prosecutors in the case never ruled out refiling manslaughter or other claims against him if more evidence came in – which looks like has happened now. “It is unfortunate that a terrible tragedy has been turned into this misguided prosecution,” stated Baldwin’s lawyers Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro of Quinn Emanuel today. “We will answer any charges in court.” At present, only former Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is facing charges.
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