'Rust' weapons supervisor accused of being hungover on day of fatal accident of Halyna Hutchins: court

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Alec Baldwin may no longer have an involuntary manslaughter charge to his name from the infamous "Rust" movie set incident, but Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the weapons supervisor for the film, certainly does, with prosecutors now saying they believe she was hungover on the day of the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

The prosecution alleges that Gutierrez-Reed was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of "Rust," explaining she was likely hungover when she loaded a live bullet into the revolver that the actor used, which would ultimately kill Hutchins and injure screenwriter and director Joel Souza.

Gutierrez-Reed is currently facing involuntary manslaughter charges, which her defense has argued should be dismissed. The prosecutors accused her of having a history of reckless conduct and argued that it would be in the public interest for her to "finally be held accountable." Gutierrez-Reed's lawyer, Jason Bowles, believes the case has been mishandled. "The case is so weak that they now have chosen to resort to character assassination claims about Hannah," Bowles shared with The Associated Press on Tuesday. "The prosecution has abandoned the idea of doing justice and getting to the actual truth apparently." Gutierrez-Reed, 25, will have her preliminary hearing in August, where a judge will determine if there's probable cause for the case to move forward.

In their response, the prosecutors also noted that they will most likely come to a resolution in the next 60 days whether to recharge Baldwin, depending on the results of an analysis of the gun and its broken sear.The items were sent to the state’s independent expert for further testing.