Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was accused of repeated negligence by prosecutors. She faces up to 18 months in prison.
Alec Baldwin had pointed a weapon supposed to contain only blank bullets, but a very real projectile had killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza. The filming of “Rust” turned into drama in October 2021 on a ranch in New Mexico, in the southwest of the United States. The prosecution also accused the gunsmith of having concealed cocaine, which she consumed outside of her working hours, after the tragedy.