A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a cameraman by Alec Baldwin on the set of a western movie. rustAt a sentencing hearing Monday in New Mexico state court.
Film security guard Hannah Gutierrez-Reid was convicted by a jury in March of involuntary manslaughter in the death of photographer Halina Hutchins and was held for more than a month in a county jail on the outskirts of Santa Fe.
Baldwin, lead actor and co-producer rustRevolver was pointing the gun at Hutchins when it went off, killing Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.
Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in Hutchins’ shooting. A trial is scheduled for July in a court in Santa Fe.
The sentence against Gutierrez-Reed was handed down by New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, who is overseeing the trial against Baldwin.
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Prosecutors accused Gutierrez-Reid of intentionally bringing live ammunition onto the set. rust, where it is expressly prohibited and fails to follow basic gun safety protocols. After two weeks of trial, the jury deliberated for nearly three hours to reach its verdict.
After two weeks of trial, the jury deliberated for nearly three hours to reach its verdict.
Gutierrez-Reid teared up Monday when Hutchins’ agent, Craig Mizrahi, spoke about the photographer’s creativity, describing her as a rising star in Hollywood. The chain of events that led to Hutchins’ death would have been broken had the armor done its job.
Souza’s friends and family told the court that they are seeking justice for the death of the cinematographer. She was a “bright ray of light,” he said, describing her as brave, tenacious and compassionate.
Los Angeles-based attorney Gloria Allred Hutchins read a statement from Olga Soloway, his mother, who said her life had been split in two and that the time did not heal, but instead added to her pain and suffering. A video of a tearful Soloway, who lives in Ukraine, was also played for the court.
“Losing a child is the most difficult thing. There are no words to describe it,” Solovi said in her native language.
Court arguments
Gutierrez-Reid’s defense attorney requested leniency in sentencing — including a possible conditional discharge that would avoid further prison time and a guilty finding off his record if certain conditions are met.
Gutierrez-Reid was acquitted at trial on charges of tampering with evidence rust investigation She has pleaded not guilty to a separate felony charge of allegedly taking a gun to a bar in Santa Fe, where firearms are prohibited.
Defense attorneys pointed to her relatively young age “and the devastating impact the crime will have on her life moving forward.”
She says the 26-year-old has been permanently negatively affected by the intense publicity surrounding her prosecution, which parallels that of the A-list actor, and suffers from anxiety, fear and depression as a result.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey urged the judge to impose the maximum prison sentence and designate Gutierrez-Reid as a “serious violent offender” and then limit his eligibility for a sentence reduction, explaining the defendant’s behavior. rust Be exceptionally careless.
Morrissey told the judge Monday that he reviewed about 200 phone calls made by Gutierrez-Reid from jail over the past month. She said she hopes there will be a moment when the defendant takes responsibility for what happened or expresses genuine remorse.
“That moment never came,” Morrissey said. “Ms. Gutierrez continues to refuse to accept responsibility for her role in the death of Halyna Hutchins.”
Parallel processes
rust Assistant director and safety coordinator Dave Halls pleaded no contest to negligent handling of a firearm last year and completed a six-month unsupervised probation sentence. rust Props Master Sarah Zachary, who shared some of the responsibilities on the guns on set rustShe signed a deal with prosecutors to avoid prosecution in return for her cooperation.
Written testimony in favor of leniency included letters from Gutierrez-Reid’s childhood friend and romantic partner, Sean Kridelbaugh, who said Gutierrez-Reid cried constantly with remorse over the shooting and that further incarceration would interfere with her efforts to care for a relative with cancer. Other friends and former colleagues urged the judge to emphasize rehabilitation over punishment in sentencing.
The pending firearms charge against Gutierrez-Reed stems from an incident at a bar in downtown Santa Fe, days before she was hired to work as a security guard. rust.
Prosecutors say investigations into the fatal shooting led to the discovery of a selfie video in which Gutierrez-Reid filmed himself carrying a gun into a bar, but defense attorneys allege retaliatory prosecution.