Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was accused of repeated negligence by prosecutors. 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 (southwest of the United States) Alec Baldwin, star and producer of the film, is also charged with manslaughter. His trial is expected to take place in July.