Alec Baldwin, formally charged with involuntary manslaughter for the shooting during the filming of 'Rust'

• Alec Baldwin reaches an agreement with the victim's family: they will withdraw the complaint and filming will continue with the widower as executive producer

Alec Baldwin

was indicted Tuesday on

for the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the filming of the western movie 'Rust'.

New Mexico's first judicial district attorney, Mary Carmack-Altwies, announced in early January that there was enough evidence to file criminal charges against the American actor.

"Today we have taken another important step to ensure justice for Halyna Hutchins," Carmack-Altwies said Tuesday.

"In New Mexico, no one is above the law, and there will be justice," she added.

The person in charge of the film's weapons,

, has also been accused this Tuesday for the same case.

If convicted, both could face up to 18 months in jail and a $5,000 fine.

The aggravating factors for the use of weapons could raise that sentence up to five years, according to the US legal framework.

During weapons training, the actor appeared "distracted and talking on the phone with his family," according to a document released Tuesday by the prosecutor.

He stayed for only 30 minutes when the session was supposed to last "at least an hour or more," according to the story of the film's weapons manager.

Baldwin, 64, has repeatedly claimed that the props told him the gun

before handing it over and that he did not pull the trigger.

His lawyer, Luke Nikas, has said he will challenge the accusation, which he calls a "terrible miscarriage of law".

Gutierrez-Reed's lawyers said Tuesday that prosecutors "misunderstood the facts" and reached "the wrong conclusions."

"We will fight these charges and look forward to the jury finding Hannah not guilty," Jason Bowles and Todd Bullion said in a statement.

On the other hand, assistant director Dave Halls, who handed Baldwin the revolver on set and told him it was "cold" (movie slang for a safe weapon to use), did not contest the negligent use charge. of a deadly weapon.

His agreement will be open to the public after a judge approves it.

Baldwin, one of the film's co-producers, and Gutierrez-Reed have been charged with two alternate counts of manslaughter with varying degrees of negligence.

New Mexico prosecutors will ask the defendants to appear in court within a month.

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