Posted on 12/17/2021 8:20:39 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
The investigation into exactly what happened on the set of the film Rust that led to a cinematographer's death is heating up. On Thursday, a search warrant was issued for actor Alec Baldwin’s cellphone.
According to an affidavit filed in Santa Fe Magistrate Court, authorities asked for the iPhone in order to examine conversations between Alec Baldwin and a violent crimes detective with the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office.
The new development comes just weeks after Alec Baldwin's widely viewed ABC interview in which he said he never pulled the trigger. Baldwin claims that he was holding the Colt .45 while cinematographer Halyna Hutchins directed him to point it toward her. The gun went off, he says, killing Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
Baldwin's attorney, Aaron Dyer, said he believes that the investigation into the conversations will only help to prove the actor's innocence. “We proactively requested that the authorities obtain a warrant so that we could take steps to protect Mr. Baldwin’s family and personal information that is clearly unrelated to the investigation,” Dyer said in a statement. “A phone contains a person’s entire life, and personal information needs to be protected. While they evaluate the phone information, we hope that the authorities continue to focus on how the live rounds got on the set in the first place.”
At this point in the investigation, it's tough to tell who will end up bearing the responsibility in the shooting death. Authorities say assistant director Dave Halls handed Baldwin the gun before incorrectly yelling out, "Cold gun." However, Halls’ lawyer, Lisa Torraco, has said that her client was not the one to hand the actor the gun.
Halls' attorney has also maintained that it is not the assistant director's job to check guns and ensure they do not have live rounds. That would be the job of the set's armorer, or weapons specialist. That person is 24-year-old Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, whose attorneys have suggested that someone tried to sabotage the movie by bringing a live round to the set.
Gutierrez-Reed told an investigator that no live ammunition “is ever kept on set.” She has also said that she checked the gun and made sure it was "not hot" before going on a lunch break and that very few people had access to the weapons.
In Baldwin's ABC interview, the actor said that he is not personally responsible and he does not feel guilt over the incident, but that "someone is responsible." He also said that the accident is the worst thing to ever happen in his life. He expressed sadness and empathy for Hutchins' family, especially her young son, who is now left without a mother.
45 Long Colt is powerful enough that if you aren’t prepared and holding the weapon properly it’s likely to hurt you pretty good. His claims don’t make any sense.
Unless the gun was damaged that’s virtually impossible unless it was dropped on the hammer with a lot of force. It couldn’t have happened the way Baldwin said it did.
communications regarding issues on the set, especially safety issues.
Emails?
Certainly not audio.................
It looks like the FBI is going to have step in and take over the investigation to get Alec off the hook.
Emails and texts
I just saw a YouTube video today where it was disclosed that the armorer told Baldwin that the hammer on that gun was not to be pulled back. Not only did he SKIP checking the weapon when it was handed to him, the armorer was not present and he ignored her order not to cock that particular weapon.
He knew immediately what happened to his victims the minute he fired that gun. No room for doubt. He is a disgusting, evil human being.
What if Baldwin and the woman were having a relationship.
Wouldn’t that same info be on HER cellphone as well?..........................
2 thoughts here. If they REALLY want the phone? Too bad! “All that dust from NM must have gotten inside it, as it died just after I got back from there.”
But REALLY, what they’re saying is that they want his phone RECORDS. (At least if this isn’t a total sham). THOSE, should be more interesting, as they’ll contain the calls, and the texts.
Stella is taking phone calls and Paul is ‘detecting’ behind the scenes.
If only Baldwin had hired Hamilton Burger as his layer, we’d know for sure that he’d lose! ;)
“What if Baldwin and the woman were having a relationship.”
My thoughts, too.
Either that, or his victim had something on Hillary! or Slick. ;)
Hamilton Burger is a DA with a very good conviction rating. His ingenious strategy is to accuse Mason’s client so that Mason finds the real killer during the preliminary hearing and gets them to actually confess in court. Then Hamilton has an easy conviction in the real trial. Mason, Drake, and Street do all the police work and Tragg just putters along and smirks.
Incoming and outgoing call records to and from, before and after the shooting?
They can get that meta data from the service providers.............
They can get that meta data from the service providers.............
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Let’s hope they do. 🙏🏻 And it shows incrimination data!
I suggest that the live round got on the set by:
1. Some one from the NRA flew over the area in a stealth jet and dropped the live gun onto the set.
2. The live rounds snuck inside with the help of an Evil SUV.
Maybe the information would be on her cellphone too. But I haven’t read that anyone is asking for her cell phone. Maybe her husband has it. Maybe that’s why the police want his.
A shield for the camera but not for the crew?
At the range he fired from (2 feet), even a blank could have cause considerable damage.
His phone is probably filled with incriminating texts sent right after the shooting.
He was lawyering up for the next 45 minutes and I’m sure the sheriff wants details.
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