Posted on 09/24/2022 3:44:02 PM PDT by conservative98
SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico has granted funds to pay for possible prosecutions connected to last year's fatal film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported Thursday.
The state Board of Finance greenlit more than $317,000 to cover the cost of investigating potential charges in the shooting on the set of “Rust” outside Santa Fe.
First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies made an emergency request for the funds to go toward a special prosecutor, special investigator, several experts and other personnel.
As many as four people could face charges, according to a copy of the request obtained by the newspaper, though Carmack-Altwies did not say anyone definitely would.
"One of the possible defendants is well known movie actor Alec Baldwin,” she stated.
When reached for comment by the newspaper, she declined to say which crew members or cast could face charges. The possible charges her office is looking at range from homicide to violations of state gun statutes.
Carmack-Altwies said she is expecting to receive the final investigation report from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office soon.
Baldwin was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins when it went off on Oct. 21, killing her and wounding the director, Joel Souza. They had been inside a small church during setup for filming a scene.
Baldwin has said the gun went off accidentally and that he did not pull the trigger. But a recent FBI forensic report found the weapon could not not have fired unless someone pulled the trigger.
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We will see.
I can think of 3 people who should be charged
The Baldwin, the AD, and the Armorer
who is the 4th ?
His finger was on the trigger as he drew and pulled the hammer back. Very difficult for someone inexperienced with guns to not pull the trigger while doing this. Never put your finger inside the tigger guard until you have the gun pointed at something you intend shoot.
Correctimundo: While Baldy may think he didn’t “pull” the trigger, holding any pressure on it has the same effect. On that single action even light trigger pressure overrides the half-cock safety and eliminates the sear contact. So fanning the trigger means it’s gonna fire. Which is pretty much what the fedz said.
And I hope it didn’t really take this long for the NM’s to realize this is going to require fixing.
Nah. It’s the caterer that’s gonna get screwed.
Now lets go back to the script that Baldwin co-wrote...a story about a man who accidently kills (shoots?) someone.
This is why Baldwin moved to VT.
If things go bad, its a quick drive out of the country.
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